Polk County is offering its first free Warrant Resolution Clinic in April. The clinic is scheduled for April 3 at Polk County ...

The Polk County Attorney’s Office has announced a new effort to help those with outstanding low-level warrants resolve their ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Fire Rescue crews responded to more than 30 brush fires throughout Polk County on Sunday. The largest fire burned more than 400 acres near State Road 60 in the River ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Edith Thomas has been working in Polk County Public Schools for 31 years. She started out as the school nurse at R. Bruce Wagner Elementary and then decided to become a paraeducator.

More than 30 brush fires burned across Polk County on Feb. 15, according to Polk County Fire Rescue. The largest was in the Westgate River Ranch area in the far eastern portion of Polk County near ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced the arrests of 51 people as part of an alleged drug-trafficking operation blamed for four overdoses and three deaths. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — An investigation is underway to determine what started a scrapyard fire in Lakeland. Polk County Fire Rescue responded just after 6 p.m. Saturday to the area of Main Street where ...

Fire at a strip mall in Longwood. Read full article: After the rain: Central Florida warms up, but fire threat remains major concern A 4-alarm blaze sparked by brush fire burns at Nursery Supplies, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the takedown of dozens of alleged gang members involved in the trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine. He discussed Operation ...

BARTOW, Fla., (WFLA) – Portions of Highway 640 and Highway 55 were shut down Tuesday afternoon while crews respond to a vegetation fire. According to Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR), the fire is ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Just south of Bartow, crews spent hours battling a fire that grew to over 1,000 acres, according to public safety officials. It has now been contained. The fire broke out before 4 p.m.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — On February 15, 2026, a teacher at Bartow High School was arrested after intentionally setting a backyard fire that escalated and burned around five acres. Brian Webster is charged ...