BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Those attending varsity football games at Polk County schools will soon see ticket prices go up.

Animal advocates in Polk County are gearing up to use their voices to advocate for change at Polk County Animal Control. And it’s not the first time they’ve done so.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced the arrests of two out-of-state teenagers accused of swatting a ...

Disabled veteran Craig Kreisler says garbage trucks from the backdoor trash pick-up service he uses, has damaged his driveway ...

A 15-year-old boy from East Hartford, Connecticut and a 14-year-old boy from Syracuse, New York are accused of “swatting,” a ...

Republicans Scott Franklin, Laurel Lee and Daniel Webster voted for the bill, while Democrat Darren Soto opposed it. The ...

Polk State College got $10 million for the development of its Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for renovations ...

One by one, deputies stopped by a young Lakeland boy’s lemonade stand to buy a cup. The sheriff’s office said Jude is heading into the 5th grade and has been working to save money for a Nintendo ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WWSB) - Two teenagers from New England have been arrested and taken to Polk County after authorities say they ...

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigned Wednesday after being arrested for allegedly stealing cash during a traffic stop near Fort Meade, officials said.

Davenport Elementary in Florida, a Classical Revival building, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.