Ex-Polk County HR chief Jim Nahas' claim of extortion by Polk County leaders, dismissed in 2023, is reinstated as the case heads for trial.

Polk County will pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit with former Assistant County Attorney Shannon Archer.Archer sued the county in 2023, claiming she faced discrimination, harassment and retaliation ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County.

Shannon Archer, a Polk County prosecutor from 2010 to 2022, alleged sex discrimination and retaliation under former County Attorney John Sarcone.

The investigations collectively seized a staggering 64 pounds of fentanyl – enough to claim millions of lives and marking the most significant single seizure in Polk County's history.

Polk County students improved their passing rates in 24 of 36 tested categories on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) exams. While showing improvement in numerous categories, Polk ...

A Polk County mom is fighting for her six-year-old son after Florida Medicaid ripped away his nursing services.

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues.

Yet Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says criminals abuse the system and he explains why In 2019, PEACE says more than 1,000 people were arrested that qualified for pre-arrest diversion, while only ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Polk County is set to receive $30 million dollars, over the next 18 years to fight what city leaders are calling an opioid crisis in the county. The National Institute of Health ...