Immigration lawyers in Polk County began receiving calls from worried residents soon after Donald Trump’s election to a ...

The high school graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by nearly four percentage points last year, the state ...

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment. See the routes here.

The Polk Sheriff's Office will continue to hold undocumented suspects for collection by ICE agents, Sheriff Grady Judd said.

Police said a Florida man recently was arrested for a DUI, with his blood alcohol levels more than six times the legal limit.

A group bribed Target workers in Florida to drastically mark down items, then they would return counterfeit products in a ...

An alleged racketeering scheme, involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, has been uncovered in Polk County.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man has been arrested after police said he allegedly engaged in sexual acts with a horse. The ...

The governor was joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other agency leaders in Winter Haven to discuss those proposals ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to conduct prescribed burns through March at the Green Swamp Wilderness ...

A federal investigation ended with the arrest of a Winter Haven man who had been harassing users of a live-streaming app and making threats against the company, according to an affidavit.

A Hardee County grandmother is on trial for the death of her 7-month-old granddaughter, Uriel “Uri” Schock in Wauchula in Nov ...