LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help identifying a man who allegedly stole beer and ...

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

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

One person died in Polk County as Hurricane Milton moved through the region, Sheriff Grady Judd confirmed Thursday morning.

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 ...

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

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

Sites that are ceasing operations are doing so because power has been largely restored to those areas and stores have ...

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

Polk County officials will discuss the county’s Hurricane Milton recovery efforts in a news conference Saturday. Polk County ...

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 ...