Here's which beaches Iowa DNR and Polk County Conservation recommend avoiding this week due to water quality issues.

Easter Lake remains under a swim advisory for the second consecutive week due to elevated E. coli levels, according to Polk ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

Minor Collision Leads to Charges Following Investigation POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Davenport man was arrested Friday night after ...

Sheriff Judd Credits Proactive Strategies and Community Partnerships for Significant Crime Reduction POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The ...

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

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 ...

Nearly 60 employees will lose their jobs when a Polk County manufacturing facility closes one department in the coming months ...

HAVEN, Fla. - A Winter Haven man with a lengthy list of outstanding warrants was taken into custody Tuesday evening by a ...

AdventHealth has completed the purchase of Bond Clinic, a longtime physician group based in Winter Haven, marking another step in the health system’s steady expansion across Polk County. Bond Clinic ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County health officials are warning that toxic blue-green algae may be present in three lakes. The ...

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 ...