Here's which beaches Iowa DNR and Polk County Conservation recommend avoiding this week due to water quality issues.

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

Easter Lake remains under a swim advisory for the second consecutive week due to elevated E. coli levels, according to Polk ...

Sheriff Judd Credits Proactive Strategies and Community Partnerships for Significant Crime Reduction POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The ...

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Haven Man Arrested with Stolen Vehicle and Narcotics POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Everton Plummer, III, 22, of Winter Haven, was taken ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

HAVEN, Fla. - A Winter Haven man with a lengthy list of outstanding warrants was taken into custody Tuesday evening by a ...

Nearly 60 employees will lose their jobs when a Polk County manufacturing facility closes one department in the coming months ...

AdventHealth has completed the purchase of Bond Clinic, a longtime physician group based in Winter Haven, marking another step in the health system’s steady expansion across Polk County. Bond Clinic ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - Polk County health officials are warning that toxic blue-green algae may be present in three lakes. The ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...