Residents of memory care units across Polk County are “painting Polk purple” by giving residents a creative outlet, and for one artist, rekindling a lifelong passion.

There's an extremely rare plant that, in all of Florida, only grows in Polk County, but it's being threatened by a proposed highway. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd continued an annual tradition on ...

Texas Route 66 Festival will begin on June 5 and run through June 14. Some events include regular local summer staples like ...

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WITHOUT BOND TONIGHT. A PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING AN RV FIRE OUT IN POLK COUNTY. THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF FLAMES OVER ON CUMBY ROAD OUT IN LAKELAND. FIRE CREWS SAY THEY FOUND THE RV FULLY ENGULFED ...

Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) crews responded to the blaze around noon, discovering the RV fully engulfed in flames. PCFR was dispatched to the scene at 11:52 a.m. for what was reported as a working ...

Cove Fire initially started today at 3:07 p.m. in Fresno County. Since its discovery seven hours ago, it has burned 14 acres. As of Saturday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the ...

The Disneyland resort will be filled with the sounds of rhythm & blues, jazz, funk, soul, blues, reggae, hip-hop, doo-wop and Motown groups celebrating Black Music Month throughout the month of June.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office shared a video updating on the condition of Stella, a Great Dane rescued from an animal cruelty situation. The sheriff’s office ...

Today, its last remaining wild population exists only where Bissett and Riefler found it: on a sandy slope at the edge of the Lake Marion Creek Wildlife Management Area in Polk County. Soon, it might ...

A black bear unexpectedly visited the Naples beaches, surprising beachgoers who are more accustomed to seeing dolphins and manatees. Beachgoers watched in disbelief as the bear swam ashore and ...