Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues. The Live Local Act provides tax breaks to developers ...

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.

Deputy’s Dishonest Actions Uncovered by Fellow Officers During Traffic Stop POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) traffic enforcement deputy resigned on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, ...

Bartow High School graduate and Florida Gators star Walton Clayton Jr. now knows where he'll live out his dream of playing in the NBA: Utah, after the Jazz made a trade to land him.

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.

Tiekei Dickerson was promptly arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on the outstanding warrant and transported to the Polk County Jail. He will be held pending extradition to Lowndes County, ...

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

A Polk County mom is fighting for her six-year-old son after Florida Medicaid ripped away his nursing services.