Polk County's tourism strategy is paying off, with private businesses investing heavily in new attractions and accommodations ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

Police in Florida found a malnourished 2-year old horse named Thunder living in horrific conditions. Upon his rescue, ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office Officers from the Polk County Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit took him and brought him to an open stable and pasture, where the clip was filmed.

Polk County Sheriff's Office Officers from the Polk County Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit took him and brought him to an open stable and pasture, where the clip was filmed.

Florida's State Health Department is warning the public about potentially toxic algae in Polk County.

Today, its last remaining wild population exists only where Bissett and Riefler found it: on a sandy slope at the edge of the Lake Marion Creek Wildlife Management Area in Polk County.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) has issued a cautionary advisory today, May 8, 2025, regarding the presence of blue-green algae in the Parker Crago ...

A woman died after being attacked by an alligator on Tuesday while she was on Lake Kissimmee in Polk County.

Cynthia Diekema was killed in a Florida alligator attack during a canoe trip on Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee in Polk County, officials said.

Hunting, fishing and hiking are emphasized in a draft version of a 10-year management plan for Creek Ranch Wildlife Management Area in eastern Polk County.