The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

Florida supervisors of elections are offering offering $1,200 scholarships to college students, according to Polk Supervisor ...

A woman who runs a pet business was arrested for 16 counts of animal neglect and cruelty by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Polk County sheriff's deputies found two men asleep in a car with a 4-year-old girl inside at a gas station pump, and when the driver awoke, he fought with a deputy and bit a ...

Two men who were sleeping in a car in Polk County were arrested after one of them attacked a deputy and their police dog.

Beginning Monday night two eastbound lanes of I-4 will close on a roughly 7 mile stretch from east of U.S. 27 in Polk County ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Bird flu cases are on the rise across the country, putting Lakeland's beloved swan population at risk. Betty ...

The Florida Department of Transportation is beginning construction to add new lanes to the congested corridor.

Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) Agricultural Crimes detectives arrested Christine Snelling, 65, of Frostproof, with eight counts of animal cruelty and eight counts of animal neglect on Friday (Feb ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland woman's attempt to evade law enforcement ended with her arrest on multiple charges after a high-speed chase and crash. 38-year-old Tareva Thomas was arrested by the Polk ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - An 81-year-old Hudson man died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on SR-52 on Monday at ...

The isolated nature of Lakeland’s iconic royal swans may be their saving grace as the bird flu ravages fowl populations in other parts of the country. “It’s ...