BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — A tree caught fire after being struck by lightning in Bartow Monday. It happened around 5:30 p.m., ...

What You Need To Know Two people have died and multiple people were injured after a crash on State Road 60 near Mulberry Tuesday A Bartow High School senior is among those in the hospital Polk ...

For Black History Month, we celebrate Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Dr. Hezedean Smith, the agency's first Black chief.

Polk County municipal elections 2025: A wild night as some incumbents fall, others win easily ...

TAVARES, Fla. — Lake County Judge Emily Curington set the bond at $1 million for Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez on Friday morning as he sat in an orange jumpsuit while facing federal ...

Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean says his office has launched an interactive map that gives the wait times, in real time, at 22 polling locations.