Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert Monday morning for 6-year-old Empress Moore. Sign up ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

A head-on crash near Winter Haven killed a man and left another with serious injuries, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...

A rumor has been floating around that ICE agents swept up multiple people at the courthouse Thursday. The Polk County sheriff ...

BS Ranch, a source of odor complaints for years, no longer has required permits to operate the soil manufacturing facility, ...

The median home in Polk County listed for $343,147 in December, slightly up from the previous month's $343,000, an analysis ...

Four people with Polk County ties had been convicted or pled guilty. Two had served their time. Four were awaiting trial.

"We are seeing a marked uptick in illness among students and staff in schools across Polk County," said Juliann Van Liew, ...

The Polk County Health Department is seeing what they’re calling a significant increase in schools reporting absences due to ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a former substitute teacher for committing sexual offenses against a student.