Network-Florida named 16 top Old Florida restaurants, and one of Polk County's oldest made the list. Governors and a vice president have eaten there.

Polk State College got $10 million for the development of its Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for renovations ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

A program that helps families repair and strengthen their homes after disaster strikes, has just launched in Polk County.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Lakeland Police Department helped to arrest 28 members of the Mongols motorcycle ...

An 18-year-old in Florida was arrested by Polk County Sheriff's Department for allegedly threatening to shoot up a McDonald's ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 5:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, June 30, 2025, from the scene of a deputy- involved ...

An 18-year-old apparently wasn't “lovin' it" when he received his McDonald's order, with Polk County deputies saying he ...

The state teachers' union president says "constantly" changing tests may be leading to failing scores at the national level. ...

Sheriff Grady Judd said the man was holding gun to his chest, then after being shot with a bean bag, pointed the gun at SWAT ...