For Black History Month, we celebrate Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Dr. Hezedean Smith, the agency's first Black chief.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

Polk County Fire Rescue's union president says the staffing shortages have created longer work hours for current firefighters.

With continued growth across Central Florida comes the need for more police officers and sheriff’s deputies, according to law enforcement officials. News 6 reached out to county sheriff’s ...

POLK COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A Polk County man is being charged with second degree murder after a fatal shooting at a local ...

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.

The new Tulare County Fire Department station will be built by Forcum/Mackey Construction, Inc. at a cost of $7 million.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Filling the gaps in a public safety desert, Bernalillo County is celebrating the addition of its first new fire station in two decades on the west side. “It’s… ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Three people were hurt in a crash involving an Amtrak train and an SUV in Lakeland on Tuesday evening. The Polk County Fire Rescue said the crash happened at the ...