Rep. Melony Bell is leaving the Florida Legislature to challenge Lori Edwards, who has served as Polk Supervisor of Elections ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred late Monday night north of Lakeland.

LAKELAND — Seven Polk County teams would make the high school football playoffs according to the most recent FHSAA power ...

After Hurricane Milton, more than 100 pets were found in the streets of Polk County and are now taken in by animal control.

People waited 4.5 hours to get sandbags in Polk County ahead of Hurricane Milton. “I felt like I was in a theme park where ...

It's been another wild week of Polk County football action. Here are some of the highlights, including an offensive explosion ...

The Polk Sheriff’s Office used an airboat to carry residents out of Melody Acres Mobile Home Park, which was flooded by rains ...

Seventy percent of the damage was in the northwestern quadrant of Polk County, he said. Of the properties assessed for damage ...

If you need to file an insurance claim or just want that face-to-face interaction with your insurance company, you can have that at the Insurance Village.

Polk public schools will remain closed Monday and Tuesday. Duke Energy says all its Polk electric customers should be ...

In addition to postponed football games having to be rescheduled, the county meets and volleyball district tournaments have ...

No make-up date has been announced. The county meet is scheduled for next week Oct. 18 (diving) and Oct. 19 (swimming) at Gandy Pool in Lakeland. Polk County residents:Sign up for text message ...