Nearly 20 public schools in Polk County will have new principals in the fall. The moves result from retirements, internal ...

A Winter Haven woman was arrested after a 6-year-old boy in her care shot himself the evening of June 5, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The incident took place at a home on Bishop James ...

As rooftops flourish, Polk County will gain a second Publix grocery store in the month of June. This time in Davenport. In a ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a Haines City officer made $10,000 in fraudulent charges on his girlfriend's deceased ...

Polk County nixes 150-home Deeson Road plan after locals and 1,000+ petitioners cite flooding on Blackwater Creek.

A developer says Lakeland, and Polk County, is drawing interest as a potential hotspot for data centers. Here's why, and how ...

Polk County has digitized a book of historic cattle brands from the 1860s to the 1940s, preserving local ranching history.

Generative AI-generated fictions are growing like weeds in court filings throughout the country. The Florida Supreme Court is ...

The motorcyclist lost control after the bike made contact with the rear of a trailer of a stopped semi-truck, the Polk ...

For all the years he spent in law and on Florida's Supreme Court, Fred Lewis' biggest impact might have been in the classroom ...

Trustees unanimously appoint Anastasios 'Stasi' Kamoutsas as Polk State's sixth president; starts July 6.

A 77-year-old Winter Haven woman died in a two-vehicle crash June 2 near Winter Haven, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...