The latest shooting happened late in the evening of April 25 outside the McDonald's at U.S. 92 and Combee Road in Lakeland.

, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff’s Office released information on a deputy involved shooting that occurred overnight. It happened ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in Polk County, according to a news release from the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management. The McGhee Tyson Airport air traffic ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference Friday afternoon to confirm one of his deputies shot and killed a man a short time earlier. Before giving details ...

On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. That indicates abnormally dry conditions. In late May last year, Polk County Fire Rescue ordered a burn ban when the ...

On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. That indicates abnormally dry conditions. Polk County averaged 482 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index on April 10 ...

POINCIANA, Fla. (WFLA) — An assistant principal at a Polk County middle school was arrested after she was accused of inappropriate behavior with a student. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

A breath sample showed that his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit, leading to his arrest. The sheriff’s office reminded people that Clay County is a “no refusal” county ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Court documents are shedding light on what led up to an officer involved shooting in Polk County, on Monday, April 7. According to court documents ...