Polk County looks to keep the millage rate the same, meaning most property owners will pay more. Fire, trash and utility ...

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

Two teenagers from the Northeast who are accused of ‘swatting’ a 12-year-old and his family in Poinciana have been brought to ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — On Thursday, News Channel 8 brought you a story about two out-of-state teens arrested for prank ...

What You Need To Know Two people have died and multiple people were injured after a crash on State Road 60 near Mulberry Tuesday A Bartow High School senior is among those in the hospital Polk ...

Bartow's Tony Bradley made the NBA Finals a couple weeks ago. Find out what was great and what was difficult about the ...

TAVARES, Fla. — Lake County Judge Emily Curington set the bond at $1 million for Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez on Friday morning as he sat in an orange jumpsuit while facing federal ...

Two out-of-state teenagers have been arrested in connection with a pair of swatting incidents last month that targeted a home in Polk County, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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

A tense incident between police and a local faith leader led to promises from Bartow’s top leadership.

Judd said they two teens, from East Hartford, Connecticut and Syracuse, New York, then made two prank calls, often referred ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — There is a hidden spot in Polk County where pilots have been going to for 60 years to get a specialized type of training. It’s also a place where anyone can come and go for ...