Shawn Smith, who started with Polk Fire Rescue in 2003, has been interim chief since the resignation of former Chief Hezedean ...

Noah Harden delivered a solid pitching performance Tuesday, helping Polk County notch a 6-1 victory over Mitchell at The ...

While the Polk County History Center is closed, programming will continue, with an emphasis on digital and off-site ...

Polk County now knows for certain where and with whom its athletic teams will play with for the next four years. The North ...

A woman was airlifted to the hospital after being bitten on the elbow while kayaking in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is sharing new insight into the arrest of a man with prior DUI convictions who's now accused of driving drunk with kids in the car while heading to Disney World.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said they got word a woman who was kayaking at Tiger Creek Canal ...

A 911 recording details the chaotic scene that unfolded after the woman was attacked by an alligator at a Florida nature preserve.

Prosecutors said Ariante Williams murdered a drug dealer and wounded a teen while attempting to rob them. Jurors found ...

A Florida man found himself in handcuffs after deputies say he was caught with his pants down in the back of a Lyft.

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland man was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly exposing himself and engaging in inappropriate ...

Some of the protesters outside the Lakeland office of Rep. Scott Franklin criticized him for not holding in-person town halls in his district.