A day after historic rain flooded nearby Plant City and flood-weary portions of Polk County saw waters rise, more is on the way. Here's what to expect.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County Historical Museum is the curator of exhibitions, Bartholomew Delcamp. While that might be his official title with the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — As efforts continue to clear debris from Hurricane Milton around Tampa Bay, Polk County has launched a debris collection map for residents to monitor the cleanup status.

As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday. But it hasn't been this frigid in January in a decade.

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

The map is designed to help residents and tourist evacuees find shelter during an impending storm. Polk County has 47 hurricane shelters, including three for people with special needs.

Polk County students improved their passing rates in 24 of 36 tested categories on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) exams. While showing improvement in numerous categories, Polk ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida Polytechnic University in Polk County celebrated its largest commencement ceremony to date on Sunday, May 4, at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida.

There’s a reason why Publix Super Markets, Legoland Florida Resorts, Florida’s Natural, and Amazon Air all call Polk County home. Ideally located between two major metro areas, Polk County’s ...

POLK COUNTY, Florida (WUFT) — Their shoes slipping through yellow sand, Nancy Bissett and Steve Riefler followed an unpublished graduate thesis like a treasure map.

This Florida nurse’s killing remained unsolved for 3 decades. Now, DNA evidence connects the crime to her killer ...

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic winter storm invades Florida.