Life expectancy in Polk County is more than two years shorter than the statewide average — 76.2 years, compared with 78.6 for ...

A business burglary in Babson Park, Polk County, has landed a 40-year-old man with a criminal history spanning Ohio and ...

And, sadly, Polk County and communities around the country paid the price ... a county-managed tract in Lakeland that ranks ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has accused a Florida football coach of inappropriate and possibly illegal conduct involving ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise will hold a virtual meeting May 5 and an in-person meeting May 7 for the planning of the ...

Renters in Polk County saw apartment listing prices decrease ... it does not include single family homes for rent, said Chris Salviati, senior housing economist for Apartment List.

New wildfires in Florida have sent residents fleeing their homes and closed roadways to traffic. The Sunshine State is ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — More than a thousand Polk County residents and religious leaders came together to urge officials to restore care for seniors. About a quarter of Polk County's population is ...

Eden, who was named head coach in March 2023, is accused of using community service projects as a way to lure potential ...

A man who fled Fayetteville while wanted on felony drug charges was arrested Wednesday evening in Florida, according to authorities.

The director of the cooperative said getting the $10 million grant reduces the member cities' costs, which "reduces the ...