Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 ...

The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

Detectives arrested and charged 65-year-old Christine Snelling with eight counts of animal cruelty and eight counts of animal ...

Florida supervisors of elections are offering offering $1,200 scholarships to college students, according to Polk Supervisor ...

A Florida sheriff says federal immigration authorities need to remove the "shackles" from local law enforcement agencies so they can assist in deporting criminal illegal migrants.

Eight dogs and three pigs were seized from a house in Frostproof, living in filth without food or water.Polk County ...

The Polk Education Association president is urging the Polk County School Board to consider a property tax referendum to ...

Drivers will start seeing heavy equipment and an increased number of crews along I-4 east of U.S. 27, the Florida Department ...

Collin Griffith will not spend time in prison after deputies accused him of murdering his mother a year after he shot his ...

The increased fee only applies to volunteers whose activities involve contact with students out of sight of a district staff ...

A woman who runs a pet business was arrested for 16 counts of animal neglect and cruelty by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship program is having a big impact on students in Polk County schools, but it is in urgent ...