The fatal attack occurred in Lake Kissimmee on Tuesday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Hard but fair' conversations coming as Lee County attempts to balance its budget, and considers its largest spender: LCSO.

For the first time in a decade, Florida lawmakers may leave Tallahassee without doing the one thing they are constitutionally ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise revealed two revised corridors for the Central Polk Parkway East moving farther north of Lake ...

Homeward has been collecting data on homelessness in Polk County since 2022, with findings indicating more than 3,000 ...

A survey of more than 2,000 Polk County residents found that 42% needed health care but were unable to receive it last year.

Homeward unveiled a five-year plan to address homelessness in Polk County, focusing on community partnerships and resource gaps. The plan includes seven focus areas, ranging from inflow reduction and ...

Fire crews are working diligently across Polk County to keep fires from spreading amid a county-wide burn ban.

Three high school students were injured following a shootout at an after-prom party in Florida over the weekend, officials ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)— A Polk County man was sentenced to life in prison for a double murder in 2020, the State Attorney’s Office announced. Todd Jackson was arrested after deputies were ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to come forward with information about a shooting at an after-prom gathering. The shooting happened around 3:30 A.M Sunday at Famagusta ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said deputies found 33 shell casings at the scene, which leads them to believe there were at least three shooters. Surveillance video shows the chaos from that ...