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

Beginning Thursday, July 24, election officials in all of Georgia’s 159 counties conducted a hand count of randomly selected ballots as part of the statewide risk-limiting audit (RLA) of the July 15, ...

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.

Youth For Christ of Polk County (YFC) is honored to be the recipient of the 70th Automated External Defibrillator (AED) placed in the community by Culpepper’s Cardiac Foundation (CCF). This ...

A former deputy with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office who was previously investigated for allegedly stealing money from a suspect during a traffic stop has now been arrested on new charges involving ...

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

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

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 ...

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

A 48-year-old Lake Wales man with a history of theft convictions has been apprehended in connection with the grand theft of ...

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

Bojangles Restaurant in Haines City set to open at 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 29 to the public. A ribbon cutting and lunch for ...