The Polk County treasurer who is embroiled in a lawsuit against the government has filed to run for one of the county’s top elected positions.

Lausell, a junior, is a stop player for Santa Fe beach volleyball. Pursuing beach for college, she was a first-team ...

Four Polk County commissioners used the sheriff's plane for a trip to Tallahassee, sparking questions about taxpayer costs ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a 23-year-old man is facing a slew of charges in connection with a series of vehicle ...

According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, deputies were dispatched to a home on Avenue C in Waverly for a reported battery in progress. Investigators say Pittman showed up at the residence ...

Nikki McCarty of Mulberry, a cousin of Vice President JD Vance, gained attention for a poem she recited at a No Kings rally in Lakeland’s Munn Park.

Edwin Perez of Haines City changed his registration from no-party to Democrat about two months before qualifying began for ...

A Polk County jury has convicted Hernando Thompson Jr., the man prosecutors say ran the Florida arm of the Bloods-affiliated ...

Polk County's juvenile detention center is holding kids longer, partly because of changes to state and federal law that now generally prohibit placing youth in adult jails — even when they're ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A former Polk County deputy, who was arrested in Colombia after officials said he fled the country, appeared in court Tuesday morning for his trial. Joshua Roelofs is charged with ...

Have you tried these? Polk County diners rave about the food and intimate atmosphere at these seven local favorites, some you ...