An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

A Bartow resident of 30-plus years starts a petition to stop 2,245 new homes from being built, as other residents vent online ...

While the Polk County History Center is closed, programming will continue, with an emphasis on digital and off-site ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

A Polk County woman is accused of attacking a man with a garden hoe after their plans to "hang out" fell through earlier in the night. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says that Melanie Davis ...

New Tonight- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. Today the Sheriff announced the new Data Analytics Dashboard. It provides the ...

"We will make our case in court," said Lynn Hicks, a spokesperson for the county attorney's office. Last Friday in Polk County District ... knowledge on the third floor of the county building ...

Polk County ... and called on the court to “restore the important and historic American tradition of protecting and aiding people fleeing persecution." At Tuesday’s Polk County Supervisors ...

(WFLA) — A driver died after his SUV collided with a semi-truck near Bartow on Thursday. Polk County deputies and fire crews were called to the 3000 block of State Road 60, which is about two ...

Bartow hopes to hear more thoughts from people before likely making a decision during a meeting on March 17. In Polk County, Winter Haven, and Lake Alfred have already decided to stop fluoridating ...