The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the 62-year-old and his 33-year-old daughter-in-law were arguing about his ...

Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Multiple Charges A traffic stop in Dundee on July 24 ...

It has likely been decades since Polk County revised high school attendance boundaries districtwide. Here's how the process ...

Law enforcement in Polk County discovered explosives in a man's home following threats to kill public officials and law ...

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland and Polk State College are both in the process of preparing required reports for ...

Polk County schools are rezoning to balance enrollment in schools due to a significant population shift that has occurred ...

Polk County Public Schools is working with local authorities to craft an appeal process that complies with a state law that ...

A man was sentenced to 25 years in prison as a habitual offender for engaging in organized criminal activity, which involved ...

Fed up with clashing policy choices and personalities, longtime Polk County supervisor Tom Hockensmith says he won't run for ...

The Back-to-School Extravaganza at Bolivar High School is from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. It’s a drive-thru pick-up event open to ...

In Polk County, the Use Tax would be applied to online purchases. The goal is to use the money to help fund the sheriff’s ...

In Polk County, 626 households — more than 700 people — are experiencing homelessness on any given night, according to a recent point-in-time (PIT) count.