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

Bonnet Springs Park has been named USA Today’s Best City Park of 2025. This is a national recognition that happened due to ...

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

One person is dead, and two others are hurt after a two-vehicle crash in Polk County. According to a press release from the ...

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

Scores are based on a 100-point scale. Priority violations deduct 5 points, and priority foundation violations deduct 3 ...

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with the City of Winter Haven, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions create an increased risk of brush fires.

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, at 10:40 a.m., the emergency call center took a call for a two-vehicle crash ...

The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter ...

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

Funding for local projects in Polk County has been delayed due to Congress passing a short-term budget resolution. Local officials say they will seek alternative funding sources to continue their ...

Polk County will pay $6.78 million and Bartow $5.22 million to build the station. The contract calls for a 60-40 split on ...