Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

Two law enforcement officers were shot in Polk County on Friday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Two Bartow police officers and a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are recovering after being shot Friday ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrest of five individuals, all identified as Venezuelan ...

Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.

United Launch Alliance announced Friday that it was planning to launch the Atlas V rocket on Monday, April 28. The two-hour ...

Officials enacted the ban on Tuesday (April 15) after the county's drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), ...

Two Polk County police officers were injured Saturday night while pursuing wanted suspect A.J. Ware, who remains at large.

A virtual public information meeting will be held April 21 at 6 p.m. An in-person open house will take place April 22 in ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will hold a press conference in Winter Haven on Friday. The sheriff will be speaking about the ...

Two law enforcement officers and a suspect were wounded during a shootout Friday in central Florida, officials said.

A Polk County woman out on probation is back behind bars, but this for allegedly running over her estranged husband’s new ...