The Polk County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday requested help from attendees of a hip-hop festival in October who may have ...

The decision seeks to improve work-life balance for first responders and reduce burnout among the county’s 700 firefighters.

County Commissioner Bill Braswell pressed the issue, saying the new positions are needed immediately to address turnover from ...

A man was arrested after throwing a pill bottle with Fentanyl and running away from troopers during a traffic stop on Monday, ...

Polk County deputies say they're searching for the driver who took off after hitting and killing a pedestrian early Monday.

FROSTPROOF, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County woman was accused of attacking her former fling with a garden hoe at his home last ...

The Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved funding for 75 additional Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) Firefighter Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician positions during today’s board ...

Tort reform continues to be a top issue at the State House. EMS extricated the man with their quarry cage, officials said.

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

Keep Polk Beautiful will be celebrating Georgia’s Arbor Day by planting and giving away 200 tree seedlings. We will meet at the Potts Hollow Trailhead on Arbor Day, Friday, Feb.

LAKELAND ― It was a sensational day for Polk County girls wrestlers who competed in the FHSAA girls wrestling Class 1A, ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...