Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

The Polk County Intensive Supervision Drug Court program has been around since the late 1990s. It helps people who once struggled with addiction.

An officer-involved shooting on Friday in Bartow saw two law enforcement officers injured and the suspect dead.

For the last 37 years, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has been arguably the most vocal law enforcement official when it comes to speaking on cases and arrests w ...

BARTOW, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who stole a doorbell security camera from a local residence. The theft occurred on Mays Court ...

In a devastating turn of events, retired Polk County Sheriff's Office sergeant Dan Cooley was struck and killed by a driver suspected of being intoxicated, as detailed by multiple sources.

Bartow is the latest city in Polk County to consider stopping water fluoridation. In November, Winter Haven city leaders voted 3-2 to remove fluoride from its drinking water.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is warning Iowans against a recent phone scam that tricks victims into believing there is a warrant out for their arrest.

BARTOW – A homeless man is in custody after entering a Polk County government building that houses the Supervisor of Elections Office, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Court Processing Department and some ...

The Polk County History Center, located in the historic courthouse at 100 E. Main St. in Bartow, collects, preserves and documents items significant to the county’s history and heritage. The ...

Polk Clerk of Courts Stacy Butterfield administers the martial vows to couples during the annual Valentine's Day group wedding on the steps of the Polk County History Center in Bartow in 2022 ...