POLK COUNTY - Organizations in Polk County are helping those affected by the hurricane in and out of state. Before Hurricane ...

A man who was renting a property in Davenport is behind bars on several charges after deputies discovered decomposing dogs, ...

Lakeland Electric had a couple of large clusters of about 200 and 100 customers still without power early Friday. Duke had ...

A team from UF’s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment believe the system can serve as a model for ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office will send a team of 40 that includes deputies, emergency medical service workers, ...

Polk residents can expect long lines for driver's license renewals in October. Polk Tax Collector advises residents to renew ...

A tropical depression could form in a few days over the southern Gulf of Mexico or northwestern Caribbean Sea. But what ...

Grady Judd, the Republican who has served as sheriff of Polk County for 20 years, faces opposition from Theodore Murray, a ...

New trash collection program starts Tuesday in Polk County with an end to curbside recycling pickup in unincorporated areas.

A Polk County deputy resigned after he was accused of exposing himself at a Davenport apartment complex, according to a news ...

A home health care aide didn’t call for help when she found an 86-year-old man on the floor, then she went back to sleep and ...

The encounter happened around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Lakeland area, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...