Road reopens, days after sinkhole opened near Scott Lake in Lakeland BY Spectrum News Staff and Sarah Blazonis Polk County UPDATED 8:57 PM ET Jun. 09, 2023 ...

A disturbance is expected to stall late this week over Florida and currently has a low chance for tropical or subtropical development.

Falling Waters State Park in Chipley harbors a secret that defies Florida’s reputation for flatness – a 73-foot waterfall that plunges dramatically into a cylindrical sinkhole so perfectly formed it ...

A sinkhole has appeared on Conway Road near Conway and Hoffner, causing parts of the road to shut down and traffic rerouted.

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues. The Live Local Act provides tax breaks to developers ...

On July 14, 2017, Land O’ Lakes residents went through a frightening ordeal when a massive sinkhole swallowed two homes. 911 dispatchers first got called about a boat falling into a hole on Ocean Pine ...

The investigations collectively seized a staggering 64 pounds of fentanyl – enough to claim millions of lives and marking the most significant single seizure in Polk County's history.

Data from the 2025 point-in-time count shows approximately 779 people experiencing homelessness on a single January night in Polk County.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County Historical Museum is the curator of exhibitions, Bartholomew Delcamp. While that might be his official title with the ...