Early voting for the Nov. 5 General Election begins in Polk County on Monday and continues through Nov. 3, according to a ...

LAKELAND — Denise Mar Avila did not expect to take an airboat ride Thursday morning. A rescue team from the Polk County ...

As early voting began Wednesday, some ballots in Polk County contained a typo in its section on the constitutional amendment ...

Mark Garton has an opponent in the race for Polk County sheriff for the first time since being elected in 2016. Garton has been the sheriff since 2015. Challenger Steve Warden is the emergency ...

WE NOW KNOW THE NAMES OF THE THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN A WEEKEND CRASH JUST EAST OF ANKENY. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 16 YEAR OLD CHAD DITTMAR OF ELKHART RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT ANOTHER ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has asked for the public’s help locating a burglary suspect. The sheriff said a man ...

Bruce Kinsler, 68 was killed. He had served Polk County for about a decade, the county said. The driver of the vehicle was another Polk County employee, who was coming to join the crew for post ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help identifying a man who allegedly stole beer and other items from the ...

KATHLEEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Two homes were swallowed by a large hole Wednesday in a Kathleen neighborhood in Polk County. The wild scene raised concerns about whether the ground collapse was caused ...

Polk County has entered a legal showdown with Lake Wales over the city’s plans to greatly expand the boundaries of its Community Redevelopment Agency district. The county filed a complaint Sept.

Despite Polk County eliminating curbside recycling on Tuesday, most cities from Lakeland to Winter Haven will continue with their programs. Unincorporated Polk County residents will see their ...

A Polk County deputy resigned after he was accused of exposing himself at a Davenport apartment complex, according to a news release. Deputies said that 20-year-old Rodney Isaiah Williams ...