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

Firefighters battling a section of the Rowena Fire showed that it’s not just people who may need help as the fire continues to burn between Mosier and The Dalles.

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 ...

The deputy was praised in February for making more than 200 DUI arrests last year. Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said all of his traffic stops will be audited.

Polk County's median home was 1,816 square feet, listed at $193 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 3% from May 2024.

"We're hoping that this comprehensive report will serve as a guide," Supervisor Matt McCoy said.

Polk County municipal elections 2025: A wild night as some incumbents fall, others win easily Gary White Lakeland Ledger 0:04 ...

Yet Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says criminals abuse the system and he explains why In 2019, PEACE says more than 1,000 people were arrested that qualified for pre-arrest diversion, while only ...

FROSTPROOF, Fla. — Polk County deputies shot and killed a man who split a deputy's head open with a wooden plank in Frostproof Friday night, Sheriff Grady Judd said on Facebook Saturday.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation is underway after a Pennsylvania electric company worker allegedly set out to kill his coworkers Saturday morning in ...