For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are ...

The National Weather Service expected to issue a cold weather advisory for Polk County starting at 4 a.m. Tuesday, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Additional lanes are in the works for a portion of Interstate 4 in Polk County. According to the Florida ...

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

Morgan Ortagus, an Auburndale native and a graduate of Florida Southern College, served in the Bush, Obama and first Trump ...

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

A Florida couple is on the run following a disgusting shoplifting spree that involved a woman intentionally pooping on the ...

A very public bowel movement was put to use when a Florida couple needed a distraction for large-scale shoplifting, according ...

A Florida man accused of going on a ‘one-man crimewave’ in Polk County last month celebrated his 24th birthday behind bars.

In 2024 a record, 80% of animals in county shelters were released alive, making Polk County much closer to reaching its goal of becoming a no-kill county this year.

The polar vortex approaching Florida Jan. 11-12 could bring temperatures in the teens to Northern Florida and 20s in Central Florida.

Police have confirmed the identity of the body found floating in Lake Clinch to be 26-year-old Daniel Angeles-Dimas, who had been missing since Jan. 2.