A program that helps families repair and strengthen their homes after disaster strikes, has just launched in Polk County.

Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

Polk County honors Samuel Quinton, a Revolutionary War vet who spent his final years in the area, with a new memorial.

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

On July 1, 2025, detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division, assisted by deputies from the Patrol ...

A person was injured after being shot by deputies in Polk County on Monday, the sheriff's office said. It happened in ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors released the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA) at its meeting ...

Ilia Grigory Basargin, 33, pleaded guilty in May to second-degree criminal sexual contact. He gave a Norgaard plea to the ...

POLK COUNTY FIRST COMMISSIONED THE REPORT BACK IN 2023. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT IT HASN’T UP ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam in the area. According to a release from the office on Tuesday, July 1, officers were advised by Polk County Environmental Services of a ...