Seems a trip to the Sunshine State turned a bit sour for a father-son duo from Tennessee last week. Franklin Smith II, the 42 ...

Polk County, Florida, law enforcement and school administrators are working together to hold students who make threats to ...

Ernest McKnight, 39, of Lake Wales found himself facing additional charges after an unusual incident at the Lake Wales Police ...

Polk Countians may only know it from trips up north. The restaurant, famous for its Carolina-style chicken, is opening a ...

Polk County commissioners voted 3-2 to support a resolution from a conservative group alleging potential fraud in Florida's ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a high-speed ...

Polk County Public Schools has seen an alarming increase in students making online threats to either bomb or shoot up a school. In the first 28 days of school there have been 24 students arrested.

Micah and Diam were on their way to the hospital around 7 a.m. on Saturday so Diam could give birth to their child, however, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A multi-agency task force action helped arrest ... Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone obtained the most ...

Rapid, unplanned development leaves county short of utility capacity, contemplating big increases in impact fees and an ...

Polk County to sell landfill gas to trash haulers, opens leachate treatment facility but ends curbside recycling.

The Eastern Florida State College women's volleyball team picked up a Citrus Conference victory Wednesday in the home opener.