Polk County followed the trend statewide last week as voters turned out in record numbers during the first days of early ...

A local man with a penchant for free merchandise and apparently a fondness for roomy trousers found himself in hot water with ...

(WFLA) — Two homes were swallowed by a large hole Wednesday in a Kathleen neighborhood in Polk County. The wild scene raised concerns ... leaving a large crater. WFLA’s Georgia McCarthur reported that ...

An investigation is underway Wednesday after a deputy-involved shooting in Polk County, according to the sheriff’s office.

HAINES CITY, Fla. - A deputy-involved shooting investigation is underway in Polk County, according to officials. The Tenth ...

Lakeland Electric makes steady progress restoring power but says full restoration could take seven days. Duke's power outages ...

One person is in custody after a shooting at a gas station in Livingston on Wednesday. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

One hundred sixty people were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office earlier ... Several were from Arkansas, California, Georgia, New York, Nevada, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania ...

Authorities in Georgia are searching for a man who jumped bail during his trial but was still convicted in the shooting death ...

Live updates and developments about Hurricane Milton, which made landfall near Sarasota, Florida , after spawning tornadoes.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 10-year-old girl died in a crash after a vehicle that was "being ridden by a group of kids" flipped over, according to deputies in Polk County. The incident happened around ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County family is celebrating after welcoming their newborn during Hurricane Milton. The young Polk County mother was going into labor just hours after Milton made ...