Growth in the Heartland If central Florida is the state’s heartland, Polk County is its ... Winter Haven in favor of towns nestled in the northeast third of the county: a morning’s commute ...

Read full article: 61-year-old man killed in Polk County crash, troopers say Polk ... She is the author of the Central Florida Happenings newsletter that goes out every Thursday.

Florida's State Immigration Enforcement Council ... it's ICE's inability to deal with the monumental issue," said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, council chair. The state said some immigrants ...

Edwin Arthur Vetter, longtime Polk ... county's first International Baccalaureate School, passed away at 79. Vetter's IB school at Bartow High School consistently ranked among the top in Florida ...

FOX 35’s David Martin takes us on an up-close adventure to see massive alligators at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida.

State officials want rule and policy changes to remove, detain immigrants in the country illegally, not just criminals, those with removal orders.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by deputies in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent alligator attack. Polk County Sheriff ...

POLK COUNTY, Florida (WUFT) — Their shoes slipping through ... the historic hotspots of Lakeland and Winter Haven in favor of towns nestled in the northeast third of the county: a morning ...