A 22-year-old man traveling in a Mercedes is calling the Polk County Jail home after he pointed a gun at a truck during a ...

Mary Catherine Green and her late father, Oliver L. Green, Jr., served more than 50 years combined as judges in Polk County.

A 22-year-old man was arrested after Polk County deputies said he pointed a gun at a truck driver and yelled, “I am going to ...

Polk County Commissioners voted against increasing impact fees ... the commissioners held a Feb. 18 and March 4 extraordinary ...

The number of wildfires burning in Florida is climbing again. After a brief downward trend earlier in the week, the numbers ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A road rage incident involving a pointed firearm, captured on dashcam video, has led to the arrest of a ...

Florida authorities have arrested 11 people with drug and theft crimes after they allegedly broke into the Florida home of a ...

Lakeland's forecast highs this week through Sunday are within one degree of records. Is there a fire risk? Here's the full forecast.

The Mosaic Company, a producer of phosphate, will soon be starting a pilot road project in Polk County that will use a ...

A judge sentenced Tracey Nix to five years in prison after an emotional hearing on Thursday, nearly two-and-a-half years ...

A special ceremony took place in Florida for a Texas teen battling brain cancer who is on a mission to<a ...

Both teachers from Spessard Holland Elementary School in Bartow, Florida, started their higher education journey at Florida Southern College. With the help of the School of Education's program and ...