The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has reported 454 immigration encounters since Aug. 1, more than any agency in Florida ...

Polk County’s water utility has launched a formal complaint againstregional water managers and Tampa Bay Water, which ...

A Florida high school principal was arrested after deputies say he waited two weeks to report a 4-year-old’s sexual abuse at ...

The deadline for submitting applications to the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 10th Judicial Circuit is Nov. 10 at 5 ...

The Polk Regional Water Cooperative has filed a petition challenging a permit given to Tampa Bay Water for increased ...

The extension to State Road 60 is a 2.6-mile-long toll road that will cost $134 million to build, according to the state. It ...

Florida’s new immigration enforcement dashboard shows 5,900-plus encounters statewide in the last 90 days, with the Martin ...

Florida hopes to create a “vertiport” at a facility in Polk County that could serve flying cabs, electric vehicles that could transport passengers by air for short distances.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new test site in Polk County for flying cabs. DeSantis, alongside state Transportation ...

Florida firefighters were able stop a naked person in distress who suddenly became distressed and grabbed a firearm.

Nicholas Jones and Peter Story threatened McDonald's worker Yoan Soto with violence and mass shooting before Soto shot Story ...

The Polk County Sheriff's office says it responded to a pickup truck on fire just before 4:30 a.m. on Hwy 65 Monday.