Nearly 20 public schools in Polk County will have new principals in the fall. The moves result from retirements, internal ...

A Winter Haven woman was arrested after a 6-year-old boy in her care shot himself the evening of June 5, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The incident took place at a home on Bishop James ...

As rooftops flourish, Polk County will gain a second Publix grocery store in the month of June. This time in Davenport. In a ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a Haines City officer made $10,000 in fraudulent charges on his girlfriend's deceased ...

Polk County nixes 150-home Deeson Road plan after locals and 1,000+ petitioners cite flooding on Blackwater Creek.

The motorcyclist lost control after the bike made contact with the rear of a trailer of a stopped semi-truck, the Polk ...

For all the years he spent in law and on Florida's Supreme Court, Fred Lewis' biggest impact might have been in the classroom ...

Generative AI-generated fictions are growing like weeds in court filings throughout the country. The Florida Supreme Court is ...

A developer says Lakeland, and Polk County, is drawing interest as a potential hotspot for data centers. Here's why, and how ...

Polk County has digitized a book of historic cattle brands from the 1860s to the 1940s, preserving local ranching history.

A 77-year-old Winter Haven woman died in a two-vehicle crash June 2 near Winter Haven, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

Trustees unanimously appoint Anastasios 'Stasi' Kamoutsas as Polk State's sixth president; starts July 6.