Republican incumbent Melanie Stinnett faces Democratic challenger Derrick Nowlin. We asked them a series of questions.

Dozens of Balsam Lake area residents will now have new addresses after the Polk County Board of Supervisors officially denied petitions for exception from property holders asking to maintain current ...

It's sad news for fans of the Haunted Jail Tour in Polk County. This will be the attraction's final year as the building off ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Schools on Thursday announced make-up dates for Hurricane Milton. “To ensure that our ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Polk County has seen an “overwhelming increase in the mosquito population,” which has ...

It's sad news for fans of the Haunted Jail Tour in Polk County. This will be the attraction's final year as the building off of North Broadway in downtown Bartow will be torn down.

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have told a federal judge that the election interference case against him should be ...

The Polk County prosecutor dropped murder charges against a Morrisville man for the shooting death of a Bolivar High School ...

Some regions in the United States were forever changed when Hurricane Helene ripped through the southeast. Torrential downpours led to some towns being fully su ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers brought two pumps to Lakeland and were prepared to start draining floodwaters from Lake Bonny starting late Wednesday afternoon.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg man was arrested early Thursday morning after hitting multiple vehicles while ...

Des Moines Register editorial writers and reporters met with Polk County Board of Supervisors candidates John Forbes and Jill ...