A domestic dispute quickly escalated but was diffused with the help of a four-legged deputy. DAVENPORT, Fla. - A domestic disturbance call in the Davenport Lakes community on Friday evening resulted ...

Cooler air surging south across the state has confined the severe weather risk to mainly far southern and southeast Iowa.

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.

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 ...

A flood watch for flash flooding has been issued for roughly a third of the state, including Polk County. Overnight storms ...

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

Local governments are confronting a powerful new state law this summer which critics say clearly favors developers across ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in the Park in Lakeland.