The closure, which will last until Sunday, March 8, is for bridge construction related to the Central Polk Parkway.

Police say two people were involved in an argument outside the pool hall when one pulled a handgun and shot the other. The ...

Both eastbound lanes were closed in the late afternoon of March 3 after a depression formed in the roadway just west of U.S.

Brian Cogswell has been with the Solid Waste Division since 2019 and spent 17 years with the Polk County Sheriff's Office before that.

This McKeel wrestler overcame this condition. And while McKeel played a big part, here are other Polk coaches who trained him ...

With the emergence of Newkirk and McArthur with Lane leading what Blicher said is a deeper squad, Sangta Fe Catholic has ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a March 3 house fire in Lakeland as Deborah Yeater, 76.

The Polk County History Center will host the event Legacies in Polk Government Leadership on March 10 at 4 p.m.

Gas prices at service stations in Palm Coast, Ormond Beach and Port Orange, Florida during Daytona Beach Bike Week on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Lakeland native Kara Kirkland, who started working for Chick-fil-A as a teenager, opens her own store on Florida Avenue near Shepherd Road.

Robert Anzalone of Lakeland has filed to run for Florida House District 49, hoping to challenge Rep. Jennifer Kincart Jonsson, R-Lakeland.

For residents who have extra yard waste from the recent cold snaps, Polk County is offering a flat $10 fee at the landfill. Here's how it works.