The state Supreme Court is questioning whether it should be the tribunal to hear the appeal of a Jackson County decision ...

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

Both great-grandparents said they had taken the children to bathe at a motel and a friend’s home, according to the affidavit.

A Polk County couple has been charged with felonies after a report of child endangerment on Tuesday, July 15. According to ...

The county will also gain $700,000 for an electrical upgrade at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow. The budget includes $2 million for the headwaters of the Peace River floodplain protection and ...

In documents provided by the Polk County Property Appraiser’s Office, as of June, two projects were approved for the 2024 tax roll under Live Local Act tax breaks for developments.

A recently signed bill in Missouri would put a cap on property tax increases for many homeowners in the state—but not all.

The Polk County Intensive Supervision Drug Court program has been around since the late 1990s. It helps people who once struggled with addiction.

Former sports reporter Dennis Sharkey Jr. killed in I-29 road-rage incident, with evidence including matching bullet casings and witness accounts leading to Ruslan Huseynov's arrest.

Nine bills primarily sponsored by Polk County lawmakers passed in the 2025 session of the Florida Legislature, which remains incomplete.