Theses are emergency contact numbers for Polk County, its municipalities, plus electric companies and aid services.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) announced Sunday that its deputies arrested 61 individuals for ...

A reader writes that the construction across Polk County can't possibly pay for itself. Also letters on Avelo, Trump, Biden ...

Wearing purple ribbons on their lapels, dozens of people called out of work or adjusted their plans to attend a Tuesday ...

Residents should make sure they are signed up for their cities' and county's local alert system heading into hurricane season ...

Polk County supervisors approved a program that will pay cash to employees who come up with ways to save money within the ...

Two men were arrested Friday in Polk County after deputies discovered six dogs living in deplorable conditions.

A Haitian man, who deputies say was in the country illegally, is accused of failing to clean up an oil spill in Eagle Lake.

Polk County said the Alligator Alley Trail at Circle B Bar Reserve is back open to the public after being damaged in Hurricane Milton.

Two men in Polk County have been charged with animal neglect after they left six dogs trapped in a 107-degree home, the ...

A charter high school is celebrating the graduation of nearly 200 students who've been thrown curveballs and obstacles in life and have overcome them.

The driver of the motorcycle, identified only as a 52-year-old man from Mentor, MN , was hurt in the crash, though it’s unknown how severely.