Lake Wales Mayor Hilligoss captured 61% of the vote to defeat challenger Curtis Gibson Jr., who received 39%. Hilligoss ...

A family outing turned into tragedy at Lake Roy on Thursday when a young boy lost his life. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County principal is accused of “skip scanning” at a Walmart self-checkout. According to the interim superintendent Alricky Smith, Gregory Lewis, the principal at Bok ...

The Florida Lottery said Helen Mathews, 59, of Lake Wales won $5 million from playing the Gold Rush Limited Scratch-Off game.

Deputies said that the 12-year-old was swimming at Lake Roy in Winter Haven, but he at some point “disappeared in the water.” ...

OUT IN POLK COUNTY. A MISSING CHILD HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN POLK COUNTY. LAKE OUT THERE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 12 YEAR OLD WAS OUT SWIMMING WITH FAMILY BEFORE HE GOT PULLED UNDER THE WATER. THE SHERIFF ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A child disappeared while swimming in a lake on Thursday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

The Black Cove Complex in Polk County has become the highest-priority fire in the United States, according to the North ...

More evacuations ordered in Polk County March 23 as firefighters strategize around "nightmare" conditions to battle over ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Three wildfires continue to burn Monday ... The fire is burning on private land near Lake Adger, ...

A 12-year-old boy was discovered drowned after he went missing on Thursday at a Polk County lake, according to the sheriff’s office. In a news release, deputies said that the child was swimming ...