At least nine speakers questioned the policies of Polk County's Animal Control division at the annual meeting of the ...

Polk County leaders said Tuesday they are closer to getting a swim area/vessel exclusion zone approved by the state of ...

The following is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County Health Department. Twice annually, licensed ...

A Polk County Sheriff's deputy was taken to the hospital Friday after their squad car was struck by another driver at the ...

David Joseph Pittman was convicted in 1991 of killing Clarence and Barbara Knowles and their daughter, Bonnie, at their home ...

Polk County deputies are currently investigating two consecutive fatal crashes, one of which involves a hit-and-run driver.

A Spelunker Thought She Found Trash in a Cave. It Was Actually Evidence of a Lost Civilization. Prince Harry and Kate ...

The intersection of Northeast 29th Street and Northeast 142nd Avenue will be closed for the next two hours due to the ongoing ...

One man is in custody and another is still at large after they allegedly stole a tractor and then attempted to evade law ...

Polk County is getting a new 12-kennel dog shelter amid a shortage of animal services in the county. "We have never had ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a hit-and-run that left a person dead early Monday.

Sheriff Grady Judd said the man should be considered "armed and dangerous," last seen walking toward woods near U.S. 27 and I ...