Jury selection was underway Monday in the trial involving the Port Charlotte teen accused of killing his mother in Polk ...

Polk County schools are seeing a surge in illnesses according to the Polk County Health Department. In a Friday release, the ...

On Jan. 21, Linda Renee Polk was arraigned on charges of identify theft, a five-year felony; possession of a financial ...

The Lakeland Police Department has located a 6-year-girl they say went missing from her home twice in one night.

The Polk County Sheriff’s office says rumors circulating about a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown in Des Moines are untrue. The Sheriff’s office says only one such arrest took place ...

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

The workshop will include leading voices on both sides, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, and Dr. Johnny Johnson of the American Fluoridation Society.

The study will evaluate the potential widening along an eight-mile segment of SR 544 to accommodate the projected increase in ...

A Lakeland man is facing drug charges after 237.2 grams of marijuana was found in his car during a traffic stop on State Rd. 400 early Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Lakeland man was arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop on Sunday after 237 grams of marijuana were found in his ...

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...