The Bradley Central Bears boys’ soccer team wrapped up their regular season with a dominating 9-0 win over visiting Polk ...

It’s our favorite day of the week again, and this week’s Pet Connection cutie is Lavina the domestic shorthair tabby, who ...

The Kidz n’ Cops Summer Kickoff Camp will run from Tuesday, May 27, to Friday, May 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Polk County ...

Unlike last year’s encampment, the day concluded without police escalation as demonstrators protested the treatment of ...

A new harm reduction vending machine in Des Moines is providing free health resources 24/7 to Polk County residents. The ...

The Florida Department of Transportation opened congestion relief lanes on I-4 east of U.S. 27 in Polk, creating four travel ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

The latest shooting happened late in the evening of April 25 outside the McDonald's at U.S. 92 and Combee Road in Lakeland.

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man on Friday after he allegedly threatened the law enforcement ...

Update: Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 2:30 am from the scene of a deputy involved shooting with an armed suspect that occurred just after 11 pm on Friday, April 25, 2025. No deputies from ...

Under the agreement, Polk County Public Schools will pay Fortress Secured LLC up to $6.541 million for predevelopment of the ...

Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and eliminate tourism councils.