While the local emergency management office offers plenty of resources, it’s up to members of the community to do their research before hurricane season begins so they can have a plan in place ...

NOW. A PLAN TO BETTER HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN POLK COUNTY HAS NOW BEEN LAID OUT. IT’S A FIVE YEAR VISION PUT TOGETHER BY HOMEWARD, WHICH IS POLK COUNTY’S HOMELESSNESS PLANNING ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County school district teamed up with the Florida Department of Health for their first pop-up clinic on Tuesday in Lakeland. “You can take all the precautions in the ...

Officials with Polk County Schools declined to comment on Polk Virtual School, but did provide options for families, which include: Returning to the home-zoned school Applying to another Polk ...

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, Fla. — Animal advocates have launched an email campaign in response to an ABC Action News investigative report. WATCH: Angered by report about Polk County shelter, animal lovers ...

Polk County Commission delayed a vote on restricting roosters to lots larger than half an acre. The commission wants to reduce setback for chicken coops from 50 feet to 10 feet by June.

DAVENPORT, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information about a Sunday morning shootout at a short-term rental that left three Osceola High School students injured.

Polk County Public Schools is dissolving its Polk Virtual School program, impacting nearly 1,000 full- and part-time students. The district cites a $3.4 million annual loss operating the online K ...