More than 250 people were arrested — including a former NFL linebacker — earlier this month in a multiagency undercover operation to combat human trafficking, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The owners of the community, centered around a century-old golf course ... Lake Wales Country Club and Oakwood in unincorporated Polk County. In 2020, Lake Wales adopted a new future land use ...

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The initiative, covering 14.7 miles from U.S. 27 to State Road 536, will also widen road shoulders and redesign interchanges, including the ChampionsGate interchange near the Polk-Osceola County ...

Ross and Polk Regional Planning Committee, as well as Hamilton Township. West End Fire Company has 13,860 square feet with six vehicle bays. The new facility can fit a ladder truck and 30,000 gallon ...

Officers were called to Bluebird Ave around noon to investigate a murder. Neighbors tell ABC Action News it's usually a quiet area, and they are shocked to see a crime scene. BARTOW, Fla.

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

The GBI is investigating the deaths of a mother and her 4-year-old daughter found in a home ... the bodies on April 29; the GBI and Polk County Police processed the scene and conducted interviews.

Polk County's burn ban has been lifted due to recent heavy rains lowering the fire risk. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is down to 201 as of May 14. Residents are still urged to exercise ...

Polk County residents advocated for a 10-foot multi-use path along Thompson Nursery Road for cyclist safety. The County Commission approved a design with 6-foot sidewalks and 4-foot bike lanes ...