A man and woman who Polk County deputies are calling "Mr. Clean" and "Ms. Dookie" are on the run after a messy burglary at a ...

In Southwest Florida, where the Caloosahatchee River empties into Pine Island Sound and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico, three ...

BOWLING GREEN, Fla. — A 58-year-old man died after being hit by a car on US-17 in Polk County. The man was wearing dark ...

John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for October shows that potential buyers and sellers in Polk County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month's median of $290,000.

Polk County is becoming more popular as a place to move because of competitive home prices opportunity and slower pace of life ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Additional lanes are in the works for a portion of Interstate 4 in Polk County. According to the Florida ...

One of the oldest citrus producers in the state is shutting down. It comes as another blow to the already struggling industry ...

In 2024 a record, 80% of animals in county shelters were released alive, making Polk County much closer to reaching its goal of becoming a no-kill county this year.

Pointing to Florida’s decades-long fight with deadly citrus greening disease and damage from hurricanes, a major grower ...

Police have confirmed the identity of the body found floating in Lake Clinch to be 26-year-old Daniel Angeles-Dimas, who had been missing since Jan. 2.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was sworn in for his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday morning in Lakeland. Residents have reelected Judd for more than a decade as he's held the title ...