The Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office is hosting a passport application event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at two branch offices.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to conduct prescribed burns through March at the Green Swamp Wilderness ...

A federal agency recently approved using a slightly radioactive byproduct in a test road in Polk County. Ideally, roads ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and others for ...

A Polk County man was arrested for DUI after having a blood alcohol 6.5 times the legal limit, officials said.

Polk County Administrator John Norris may be entitled to six months compensation if he is ultimately fired after being placed ...

Collin Griffith, 17, was charged with murder in September 2024 after his mother, Catherine Griffith, was fatally stabbed in ...

Authorities were called to a home in Grimes Tuesday morning for an apparent death. The Polk County Sheriff's Office confirmed ...

Two Target employees were arrested after their involvement led to the uncovering of a scheme to defraud the company with ...

The governor was joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other agency leaders in Winter Haven to discuss those proposals ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis, joined by a couple of Central Florida sheriffs, delivered the remarks from Winter Haven on Wednesday.

Four suspects and two Target employees were arrested after their involvement in a scheme to defraud the company with merchandise markdowns, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.