Lake Hatchineha Road was closed for approximately five hours early Wednesday after a fatal crash on Lake Hatchineha Road.

The Polk County Slammers broke away from a close game with Centennial on Tuesday night, scoring eight times in the fifth to ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a woman after a two-vehicle crash in Polk County on Wednesday.

TAMPA - Polk County does not have a mandatory evacuation policy. All Polk County public schools and offices will be closed on ...

Florida schools announce closures as Tropical Storm Helene approaches, with varying local decisions on shutdown timing.

Haines City woman killed in a two vehicle crash near Lake Hamilton The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred east of Lake Hamilton just after midnight ...

A telehealth program implemented in Polk public schools more than two years ago has been used 11,308 times, with mental health therapy sessions rising in the second year and physical health visits ...

Polk County and the Ridge will escape the worst effects of Hurricane Helene, but area residents should still be prepared for ...

The 43-year-old business agent for Teamsters Local 120 in Blaine says he probably wouldn’t have survived the mauling if not ...

Tropical storm conditions are expected in Polk County within 36 hours as Helene begins strengthening and heading north ...

Kerry and Marcia Azbell paid Darrell and Kristy Henning just over $1 million for property at 6690 N.E. 119th Place in ...

As Tropical Storm Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, makes its way towards Florida, here ...