Polk County, coordinating with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, installed a pump on the northwest side of ...

Nashville-based Polk & Associates Construction Inc. has been named to Skanska’s Excellence in Construction Leadership Program ...

GiveWell Community Foundation and United Way of Central Florida offered $80,000 in grants to provide hurricane relief for nonprofit organizations.

Jonsson carried a dramatic advantage in campaign funding, reporting more than $350,000 in contributions. Her donors included NextEra Energy, the Realtors PAC, the HCA hospital chain and the Seminole ...

It might not seem like it to residents with large piles of debris from Hurricane Milton in their yards, but Lakeland and Polk County are making progress to get it removed. Here's a breakdown on ...

Here are the biggest issues in the Polk County District 3 race between Republican Mark Holm and Democrat Kim Hagemann.

Since the storms, the state has focused on surveying the damage and offering aid to displaced residents. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis spoke against Amendment 3 ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Lakeland man is now a millionaire after winning in a scratch-off game. Richard Hawkins, 38, claimed the $2 million top prize from the Triple 777 scratch-off after buying the ...

Polk County Commission District 1 candidates all said growth was the county's No. 1 concern. Here's what they said about it at a forum.

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County man was charged with attempted murder and animal cruelty after deputies said he set a home on fire, with a 4-month-old and a woman inside. On Thursday ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — A K-9 with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was injured Thursday afternoon while going after a fleeing suspect armed with a knife. Deputies said they received reports ...

The water will be pumped away from Lake Seward toward Banana Lake and then Lake Hancock, before ultimately being released ...