Polk County is bringing back Crow Tow for its vehicle impound services, four years after it distanced itself from the towing ...

Polk County will distribute more than $1 million in opioid settlement funds to local organizations to aid in prevention and ...

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

The Polk County Intensive Supervision Drug Court program has been around since the late 1990s. It helps people who once ...

The suspect seriously injured a deputy, leading to a deadly officer-involved incident in Polk County on Friday.

Polk County's Pride in the Park is a celebration of love, diversity, and community. It’s one of Lakeland's largest annual events held in Munn Park.

Firefighters battling a section of the Rowena Fire showed that it’s not just people who may need help as the fire continues ...

Polk County’s lead homelessness planning organization, Homeward, identified more people struggling with homelessness. Those ...

A documented gang member was arrested Monday in a deputy-involved shooting after the suspect rammed multiple patrol vehicles, injuring a Polk County deputy.

Read full article: 2 killed in fiery Polk County crash A fiery crash in Frostproof killed two people and left a road shut down for several hours, according to the sheriff’s office. Read full ...

Two men have been arrested in Polk County for animal neglect after deputies say they discovered six dogs that were living in ...