WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

Polk County's median home was 1,816 square feet, listed at $193 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 3% from May 2024.

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its Lakeland Academic Center.

The Cedar County Sheriff's Office removed 32 neglected dogs from two properties near Clarence on Friday, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff's office.

Polk County emergency management officials kick off their hurricane preparedness expo Tuesday in the Davenport area to better equip their folks for what may lie ahead.

Both Marion and Polk counties are planning on cutting positions that have been vacant. And Marion County intends to add nearly a dozen jobs.

CEDAR LAKE — Two Gary men are in custody after they were caught driving a U-Haul filled with allegedly stolen furniture and appliances from a recently-sold home in Cedar Lake's Lakeside subdivision.

The fifth annual Lake County PrideFest will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center. What began as a small gathering of 350 people ...

Former Lake County Sheriff John Buncich, who is serving time for a federal bribery offense, has been moved to a Chicago-area residential re-entry facility, records show.

Two men in Polk County have been charged with animal neglect after they left six dogs trapped in a 107-degree home, the sheriff’s office said.