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

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request, filed May ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will discuss the arrest of a Lakeland man accused of setting fire to a home while his roommates were inside.

On Tuesday, a convicted felon and registered sexual offender was arrested in Polk County for attempted 1st degree murder after officers responded to a house fire, confirming five residents inside ...

HAINES CITY, Fla. — A UPS driver is being recognized as a "hero" after officials said he helped rescue two children that were "accidentally locked" inside a Polk County home. The Haines City ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 69-year-old man was arrested after setting fire to a Polk County group home he was staying in while five people were inside, according to the sheriff.