The Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office is hosting a passport application event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at two branch offices.

A special election will be held in Polk County in March to get voters’ thoughts on two referendums and fill a vacant Aragon ...

Polk County has lifted its Extreme Temperature Plan Thursday as temperatures have increased. The plan may be reactivated as ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Dundee man with an outstanding warrant ended up facing additional charges after allegedly resisting ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to conduct prescribed burns through March at the Green Swamp Wilderness ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA)— 2 people were arrested for a stolen vehicle, drug possession, and child neglect in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. According to FHP, troopers conducted a ...

Prosecutors alleged Suzette Gay Thompson used an aerosol can and lighter to set a curtain on fire at the Islamic Center in ...

A federal agency recently approved using a slightly radioactive byproduct in a test road in Polk County. Ideally, roads ...

A Polk County man was arrested for DUI after having a blood alcohol 6.5 times the legal limit, officials said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and others for ...

Collin Griffith, 17, was charged with murder in September 2024 after his mother, Catherine Griffith, was fatally stabbed in ...