Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and ...

For the second time in 2025, the Polk County Board of Supervisors has approved a severance agreement with a county medical ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference Friday afternoon to confirm one of his deputies shot and killed a man a short time earlier. Before giving details ...

On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. That indicates abnormally dry conditions. Polk County averaged 482 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index on April 10 ...

On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. That indicates abnormally dry conditions. In late May last year, Polk County Fire Rescue ordered a burn ban when the ...

POINCIANA, Fla. (WFLA) — An assistant principal at a Polk County middle school was arrested after she was accused of inappropriate behavior with a student. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Polk County and the city of Bartow are teaming up to address the growing demand for emergency services caused by rapid population growth. Officials have announced plans to ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Court documents are shedding light on what led up to an officer involved shooting in Polk County, on Monday, April 7. According to court documents ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public regarding the high-speed chase in Polk County on Monday, April 7th, at ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County man is now changing his plea to guilty in the shooting that killed his father and injured his mother. According to authorities, the shooting happened after ...