Residents of memory care units across Polk County are “painting Polk purple” by giving residents a creative outlet, and for one artist, rekindling a lifelong passion.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A birthday celebration near Lake Wales on Saturday took a dramatic and unexpected turn when one partygoer ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Dundee man was arrested Saturday after allegedly firing a handgun at another driver during a road rage ...

Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record ...

Street Cop Training has been accused of teaching "unconstitutional policing tactics" and glorifying violence, according to ...

A school zone speed limit must not be less than 15 mph except by local regulation. No school zone speed limit shall be more ...

A Code Red Air Quality Alert is in place for Polk ... The fire was 69% contained. Polk County officials said late Saturday that residents of the Lake Adger subdivision could return after an evacuation ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - 47-year-old Kenneth DeShawn Bailey of Bartow, who was initially arrested on May 28th for retail thefts at ...

A 51-year-old Bartow man, Nathan Cagle, found his pleas for leniency ignored on Thursday evening as Polk County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended ... READ: Birthday Party Takes Unexpected Turn: Lake ...

Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming and disappeared in the water. Shortly before 5 p.m., the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the ... Elections are happening in Davenport, Dundee, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Hamilton, Lake Wales and Mulberry. Polls are open on Election ...

A plant that only is known to exist in Polk County, the Blushing Scrub Balm, is at risk due to proposed routes for a planned toll road, native plant enthusiasts say.