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

With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris, supervisors will turn their attention to hiring a successor. But ...

Two 18-year-olds are accused of making bomb threats to the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City.

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

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two 18-year-olds were arrested after deputies said they reported a fake bomb threat to their ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Palm Harbor woman faces charges after repeatedly misusing the 911 emergency line to report a "stolen" ...

A motorcycle driver was killed in Lakeland after a collision with a FedEx truck Monday afternoon, according to a social media ...

Sheriff's deputies in Georgia rushed into action when a jail break-in was perpetrated by a "white female" suspect: a duck.

A motorcyclist died on Monday after Polk County deputies say he crashed into a FedEx truck while trying to pass in a ...

Deputies responded to reports of a crash on Highway 316 on the bridge crossing the Des Moines River at 11:30 a.m. Monday.

Deputies in Polk County came to the rescue of an innocent duck that accidentally found herself in custody at the county jail.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the accident happened about 4:30 p.m. Monday on Tom Costine Road north of Lakeland.