A tropical wave in the Caribbean has an 80% chance of becoming a tropical depression. Meanwhile, Polk County will enjoy ...

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Cynara Appling of Spook Hill Elementary and Ervie Louis of Jewett School of the Arts won top honors at the Polk County Public ...

A woman overheard screaming during a 911 call was rescued when a deputy confronted and killed her husband beating her with a ...

Here is a breakdown of each region involving Polk County Schools. Vote now ... the teams that didn’t make the Rural playoffs ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a fatal deputy-involved shooting after responding to a domestic battery ...

A Lakeland driver was killed on Friday after the victim slammed into the rear of a semi-truck, authorities said.

Rescue services, including sheriff’s deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue units, swiftly responded. The event also prompted ...

Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of Lake Parker Drive East and Broadway Street in Lakeland, Florida. The ...

The dad, surviving child and a good Samaritan who helped were taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.

On Friday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office shared the images in a post ... calling his arrest disappointing but necessary.