Shawn Smith, who started with Polk Fire Rescue in 2003, has been interim chief since the resignation of former Chief Hezedean ...

Polk County now knows for certain where and with whom its athletic teams will play with for the next four years. The North ...

While the Polk County History Center is closed, programming will continue, with an emphasis on digital and off-site ...

Social Security is sending retroactive payments. Here's what to know. College Women’s Basketball NIL Rankings: Deion Sanders’ ...

Polk County stopped curbside recycling last October, with commissioners citing rising cost and poor efficiency.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is sharing new insight into the arrest of a man with prior DUI convictions who's now accused of driving drunk with kids in the car while heading to Disney World.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said they got word a woman who was kayaking at Tiger Creek Canal ...

A woman was airlifted to the hospital after being bitten on the elbow while kayaking in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, ...

Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the ...

A 911 recording details the chaotic scene that unfolded after the woman was attacked by an alligator at a Florida nature preserve.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd explains what led to the arrest of a Valrico man accused of driving drunk while taking a 5-year-old and an 8-year-old to Disney World.

Law enforcement released a man’s 45-minute-long 911 call on Tuesday that was recorded before first responders arrived to help ...