Polk County Commissioners have passed a resolution establishing vessel exclusion zones for designated swim areas in certain areas of three lakes.

In a move to improve safety on local lakes, the Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved an ordinance repealing and restating the Polk County Waterway Protection Code.

which operated in Polk and Highlands counties. Spohr has no disciplinary history over the past decade, according to The Florida Bar’s website. She is not listed among judges facing discipline ...

Jhonnys Robles Pereira, 37, is facing numerous charges, including battery on a law enforcement officer, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. An ICE hold has been placed on him ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County Historical Museum is the curator of exhibitions, Bartholomew Delcamp. While that might be his official title with the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by deputies in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent alligator attack. Polk County Sheriff ...

ALL RIGHT, TIME NOW TO GET A CLOSER CHECK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA’S CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE ... WINTER HAVEN IN POLK COUNTY IS WHERE WE HAD OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANCE FOR ANY ROTATION.

Polk Correctional Facility without incident.The ... Officers and the Seminole County Crisis Negotiation Team made contact with the suspect, identified as Michael Quincy Sanders, 40, born March ...