John Velebir of Winter Haven has previously served as first vice chair and treasurer of the Polk County Republican Executive ...

BOWLING GREEN, Fla. — A 58-year-old man died after being hit by a car on US-17 in Polk County. The man was wearing dark ...

Newly released data from Realtor.com for October shows that potential buyers and sellers in Polk County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month's median of $290,000.

Polk County is becoming more popular as a place to move because of competitive home prices opportunity and slower pace of life ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A 6-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head on Sunday has died, according to the Lakeland ...

A meteorologist says another cold front is headed our way, as Lakeland's Talbot House is already 16% above normal occupancy.

A 60-year-old substitute teacher was arrested Tuesday after Lake Wales police said she was caught showing sexually explicit photos of herself to her elementary students.

Newly elected Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer will work their full-time jobs as well as their $150,000 full-time ...

More details have emerged regarding a dispute between Polk County officials last week, including allegations that a supervisor attempted to fight other board members over another official being asked ...

Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith threatened to fight other supervisors after Administrator John Norris was asked to ...

In Southwest Florida, where the Caloosahatchee River empties into Pine Island Sound and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico, three ...

Fast-growing wildfires raging in Los Angeles killed at least two people on Wednesday, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to ...