A 39-year-old Winter Haven man riding a bicycle along a road in Polk County died after being struck by a Ford Mustang, ...

The truck had the Orkin logo. Polk County Fire Rescue transported the ... Road rage incidents have been an increasing concern in Florida and across the country, with law enforcement agencies ...

Polk County's teachers union has long advocated for a dedicated property tax to make teacher pay more competitive with neighboring districts.

A Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, mere miles from where firefighters battle blazes. Some say Helene could impact WNC ...

Federal funding: Several Republican-led states including Florida have urged the White House to create education block grants ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd vows to hold a now-former deputy responsible after he says the deputy falsified an official ...

A Florida man is in the Polk County Jail after turning himself in for a Friday road rage incident, PCSO said. Deputies say they were given dashcam footage of the incident, which left a semi-truck ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

CREWS ARE BATTLING FIVE DIFFERENT WILDFIRES. THREE OF THEM ARE IN POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. MOST OF THE WILDFIRES ARE AT 0% CONTAINMENT. AND NEW TONIGHT, A MAJOR UPDATE ON THE WILDFIRES IN POLK ...

An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors, whose salaries are nearly $150,000, elected not to take a pay raise this year. Other high-paid employees, including the county administrator and chief medical ...

Wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina have burned over 4,700 acres and destroyed at least five homes. Debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene are hindering firefighting efforts.