A Florida man has been arrested after police said he allegedly engaged in sexual acts with a horse. Officials reported the ...

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

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

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

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

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

Florida man accused of going on a ‘one-man crime wave’ in Polk County. Justin Brandon had methamphetamine on him when he was ...

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.

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

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida Department of Corrections officer was arrested on Saturday after crashing his vehicle into a ...

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.