Polk County has a new medical examiner. The Board of Supervisors approved hiring Dr. Samuel Stanton as the new county M.E. on ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

Frank Marasco, who has been serving as the interim county administrator for nearly six months, was formally appointed to a ...

Data from the 2025 point-in-time count shows approximately 779 people experiencing homelessness on a single January night in Polk County.

Davenport Elementary in Florida, a Classical Revival building, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

"We're hoping that this comprehensive report will serve as a guide," Supervisor Matt McCoy said.

Yet Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says criminals abuse the system and he explains why In 2019, PEACE says more than 1,000 people were arrested that qualified for pre-arrest diversion, while only ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating two serious separate crashes which occurred Sunday evening.

Polk County's median home was 1,816 square feet, listed at $193 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 3% from May 2024.

The Central Polk Parkway East would pass through land that contains the endangered blushing scrub mint plant, advocates say. It's found only in Polk County.