A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

Minor flooding and downed trees appeared to be the worst of the impact from a line of strong storms that moved through Polk ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A dangerous display of reckless driving on Interstate 4 (I-4) ended with the arrest of a 29-year-old ...

As Polk County updated Winter Haven about the Thompson Nursery Road project, residents pressed their desire for a sidewalk ...

Frere, convicted of the brutal stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and another man at a Winter Haven motel in 2020, will ...

To be honest with you, I didn’t like the way things were going,” said newly-appointed Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Shawn ...

Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ...

“We just want folks to make sure they’re aware of the forecast coming up and know what they’re going to do for that severe ...