Micah and Diam were on their way to the hospital around 7 a.m. on Saturday so Diam could give birth to their child, however, ...

Polk County commissioners lowered the property tax rate, but not enough to offset higher property values for most. Fire and ...

By Carl Fish Hezedean Smith, who became Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) Chief in November 2022, resigned effective September 30, 2024. His resignation followed a critical report commissioned by the ...

Polk County to sell landfill gas to trash haulers, opens leachate treatment facility but ends curbside recycling.

Since the start of the 2024-2025 school year in Polk County, 24 students have been arrested for written or online threats, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a high-speed ...

The proposed regional system would provide drinking water for Independence and Monmouth and have capability to expand for ...

Leaders in Polk County are planning to use millions of dollars from the federal government to fight homelessness and the ...

Polk Countians may only know it from trips up north. The restaurant, famous for its Carolina-style chicken, is opening a ...

The newborn is now a proud owner of a talking Sheriff Grady Judd doll while her parents got some baby essentials.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A multi-agency task force action helped arrest more than 140 suspected gang members in Polk County, ...

Twenty-four students have started the school year in Polk County in handcuffs and kicked out of school after making threats, ...