Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in ...

"They devastated the house. They gutted the house," Judd said. The suspects are also accused of stealing and selling his ...

A dad was trying to swim with his 12-year-old son to safety in rough lake waters when the boy slipped away and drowned, ...

Polk County ranks 57th among 67 in the state for overall child welfare in the Florida 2025 Child Well-Being Index, down from 53rd a year earlier.

Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.

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

A man died after troopers say a car veered off a Polk County road and hit his bicycle before crashing into an SUV.

It happened Thursday afternoon at Lake Roy in Winter Haven. According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, 12-year-old Noah ...

PRISON OR 25 YEARS AT THE LEAST. OUT IN POLK COUNTY. A MISSING CHILD HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN POLK COUNTY. LAKE OUT THERE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 12 YEAR OLD WAS OUT SWIMMING WITH FAMILY BEFORE HE GOT ...

More than 400 college baseball teams, consisting of 15,000 players from 30 different states, meet up in Polk County every spring for RussMatt Baseball.

The fee of $84 an hour paid to the Polk County Sheriff's Office covers the salary of a deputy, plus benefits, capital and other costs, PCSO said.

POLK COUNTY, FL. (WDEF) — A Dunlap couple was arrested in Polk County, Florida on Friday for vehicle theft and drug ...