POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Fire Rescue crews responded to more than 30 brush fires throughout Polk County on Sunday. The largest fire burned more than 400 acres near State Road 60 in the River ...

A developer says Lakeland, and Polk County, is drawing interest as a potential hotspot for data centers. Here's why, and how ...

Rainfall has been uneven in Florida with wildfire risks lingering and the Everglades still suffering. But July 4 fireworks ...

The Des Moines Register will publish live primary election results for Polk County, including the county's Board of ...

A Florida judge upheld new congressional maps signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The redrawn maps could potentially give Republicans four additional seats in Congress. Opponents argue the maps are an ...

Melony Bell, Polk County’s Supervisor of Elections, spent six years in the Florida Legislature. Lawmakers, many of them her former colleagues, just created a new burden for Bell’s office. The ...

Gov. Ron Desantis signed a new congressional district map into law on Monday, May 4. The map shifts the boundary of District 18, which previously divided Lakeland largely along Florida Avenue. Now, ...

TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Monday a new congressional map, reworking 21 of Florida’s 28 U.S. House districts. While Districts 1-7 are unchanged, many of the others are ...

YOU CAN ALSO FIND OUR PREVIOUS COVERAGE ONLINE ON WESH.COM. A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AFTER GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SIGNED A NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP INTO LAW TODAY. THE MAP COULD GIVE REPUBLICANS MORE ...

Polk County, Florida, Sheriff Grady Judd put an illegal immigrant, a Jan. 6 Capitol participant and a social media influencer front and center after a sweeping undercover sting netted 266 arrests tied ...