Polk County deputies are currently investigating two consecutive fatal crashes, one of which involves a hit-and-run driver.

Suspect, Citing Workplace Frustrations, Faces Multiple Charges Including Felony Gun Possession LAKELAND, Fla. - A tense ...

Head-On Collision in Sumter County Claims One Life SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A tragic head-on collision on State Road 471 early ...

Polk County Fire Rescue said it was called to a “suspicious” fire on Dawn Heights Drive in Lakeland just before 4 a.m. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a single-family home ...

A Port Charlotte man was killed on I-4 in Polk County after his pickup truck flipped early Tuesday morning, according to ...

REST IN PEACE  Polk County education officials announced that a school board member and a former teacher passed away.

At least nine speakers questioned the policies of Polk County's Animal Control division at the annual meeting of the ...

The possibility of a mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps has created uncertainty as Polk County's representatives all seek reelection in 2026.

Florida began offering vouchers in the 1990s ... on state scholarships from the years before and after the law took effect. Among Polk County schools, Lakeland Christian School saw a jump from 40 to ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Lakeland Police Department shared a series of Facebook posts by 29-year-old Aaron Donta Johnson, who was a wanted man for violating a pretrial release condition.

The restaurant closed for a day after an inspector found rodent droppings. Twenty-one other vendors fell short of standards ...