A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.

The first round pits 27 of Polk County's most highly talked about pizzerias. Sixteen will move on to the bracket rounds. Vote ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - An 18-year-old Davenport man, Colin Chad Chambers, was arrested early Friday morning after attempting to ...

Frere, convicted of the brutal stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and another man at a Winter Haven motel in 2020, will ...

To be honest with you, I didn’t like the way things were going,” said newly-appointed Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Shawn ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far filed no bills.

A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom ...

The measles outbreak is now confirmed in at least 15 states, with new cases in Vermont, Maryland, and Oklahoma.

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will be voting on a resolution to settle with County Administrator John Norris on Tuesday. In early January, Norris was placed on paid administrative leave ...