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

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

The four lowest-ranked traditional schools had huge drops in their grad rates following the COVID-affected year of 2020-21.

Jonathan Louis, 37, reportedly failed to notify his parole officer where he would reside after his release from jail in Lake ...

The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art, formerly the Polk Museum of Art, recently opened its doors on a 14,000-square-foot ...

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.

Polk County is becoming more popular as a place to move because of competitive home prices opportunity and slower pace of ...

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

John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

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

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