The 2020 ballot in Polk County required two pages, the second containing only a few county charter amendments. Some voters ...

Rep. Melony Bell is leaving the Florida Legislature to challenge Lori Edwards, who has served as Polk Supervisor of Elections ...

Polk public schools will remain closed Monday and Tuesday. Duke Energy says all its Polk electric customers should be ...

The Freedom Tour, a Polk County-based disaster relief ministry, sent resources to North Carolina and Georgia after Hurricane ...

The distribution center in Mulberry was one of four the Florida National Guard established in Polk County, coordinating with local officials.

Thanks to Milton, Itchepackesassa Creek spread into homes in the Pineville area of northwest Polk County, preventing ...

The Polk Sheriff’s Office used an airboat to carry residents out of Melody Acres Mobile Home Park, which was flooded by rains ...

Millions of people evacuated from regions threatened by Hurricane Milton over the last few days, and many have been returning ...

The death toll from Milton has risen to at least 15, according to CNN’s tally, after a death was announced Thursday in Polk County, Florida ... on video by the local news crew that rescued ...

Duke Energy Florida reported there were at least 63,000 customer outages throughout its service area in Polk County on Thursday afternoon. In a news release covering all of Florida, Duke ...

In Polk County, Florida (which includes Lakeland, Winter Haven, Davenport, Lake Wales and Bartow), Fox 13 News reporter Jordan ... a USA TODAY Network newspaper, reported the hole's dimensions ...