Polk County Public Schools received word July 25 that the Trump Administration is releasing the funds for Title I, II, III ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office ended its seasonal Marine Patrol program on Monday, according to a Facebook post.

NEW CHARGES A former Polk County deputy, who resigned after being arrested for theft, now faces drug trafficking charges.

A man hired to do work at a woman's home as she recovered from surgery now faces charges after Polk County deputies say he ...

Polk County will activate its Extreme Temperature Plan on Monday, July 28 at 8 a.m. due to extreme heat. Emergency Management has not released a projected end date.

Polk County announced the closure of the Marsh Rabbit Run trail at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland because of alligator ...

A joint Swiftwater Rescue training event over the weekend turned into a real-life rescue mission when three kayakers became ...

A stash of jewelry worth $16,000 mysteriously vanished as its owner was recuperating from surgery, according to investigators ...

MidAmerican Energy says that at the peak of the outages, almost 33,000 of its customers were without power on Monday.

A 21-year-old man from Pierce City, Mo., has died after a single-vehicle crash in Barry County early Sunday morning. Lisa ...

Humane societies across the nation are experiencing an influx of animal returns. The Polk County Humane Society in Bolivar is ...

A Florida mother escaped a murder charge Monday after agreeing to plead guilty to lesser charges just before her trial was set to begin.