Republicans Scott Franklin, Daniel Webster and Laurel Lee, and Democrat Darren Soto had little trouble keeping their seats.

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a ...

A long-awaited scientific report commissioned by Polk County says farm pollution threatens the ability to drink clean water and to safely interact with central Iowa streams.

A tense traffic stop has prompted changes at the Bartow Police Department.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – David Sheridan Pickard, a 50-year-old Bradley resident with a lengthy history of arrests and prison stays, was taken into custody Monday on an outstanding warrant for Violation of ...

Polk County's four U.S. Representatives voted along party lines on the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." Republican Representatives Franklin, Lee, and Webster voted in favor, citing tax relief, border ...

Polk County honors Samuel Quinton, a Revolutionary War vet who spent his final years in the area, with a new memorial.

USA Today Network-Florida named 16 top Old Florida restaurants, and one of Polk County's oldest made the list. Governors and a vice president have eaten there.