A domestic dispute quickly escalated but was diffused with the help of a four-legged deputy. DAVENPORT, Fla. - A domestic disturbance call in the Davenport Lakes community on Friday evening resulted ...

Cooler air surging south across the state has confined the severe weather risk to mainly far southern and southeast Iowa.

Animal advocates in Polk County are gearing up to use their voices to advocate for change at Polk County Animal Control. And it’s not the first time they’ve done so.

One by one, deputies stopped by a young Lakeland boy’s lemonade stand to buy a cup. The sheriff’s office said Jude is heading into the 5th grade and has been working to save money for a Nintendo ...

A flood watch for flash flooding has been issued for roughly a third of the state, including Polk County. Overnight storms ...

Davenport Elementary in Florida, a Classical Revival building, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Those attending varsity football games at Polk County schools will soon see ticket prices go up.

Polk State College got $10 million for the development of its Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for renovations ...

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.

Republicans Scott Franklin, Laurel Lee and Daniel Webster voted for the bill, while Democrat Darren Soto opposed it. The ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — After two years, Polk County says it will release its water quality report on Tuesday. The Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA) will provide an analysis of water ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – It seems some habits are hard to break, especially for 49-year-old Teddy Wayne Sparks Jr. of Lake Wales. On Tuesday, June 24th, Sparks was once again taken into custody by the Polk ...