As early voting began Wednesday, some ballots in Polk County contained a typo in its section on the constitutional amendment ...

On Thursday night, Haines City knocked off rival Ridge Community to take sole position of first place in Class 7A-District 6.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office's Animal Control division is searching for the owners of 76 pets that were found during ...

A firefighter/EMT with the Polk City Fire Department has died from injuries sustained in a Sept. 28 single-vehicle crash in ...

A focus on preventable deaths is a shared goal for Lake County coroner candidates. Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Banek, a nurse ...

Deputies in Polk County said they have arrested 157 people after a human trafficking investigation. Polk County Sheriff Grady ...

Seventy percent of the damage was in the northwestern quadrant of Polk County, he said. Of the properties assessed for damage ...

The state is going after the death penalty for the man accused of stabbing a little girl to death. Orange County deputies say Jerry Dorisme raped and murdered 13-year-old Rose Dieujuste while she was ...

A new report from Des Moines-based nonprofit Homeward looked into the state of homelessness in Polk County and how the county ...

Opening statements are expected to start Thursday morning in the trial of Adam Fravel, the man charged in the killing of Winona mother Madeline Kingsbury last year.

A Lake Wales man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening, deputies say. The Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash just after 6:30 p.m. on SR-60 at Story Road. Based on witness ...

Authorities in Georgia are searching for a man who jumped bail during his trial but was still convicted in the shooting death ...