Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

state says Polk County ranks in the second of four tiers for immunization levels established by the Florida Department of Health. Eighteen counties are labeled in red on a map on the agency’s ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said that he does not expect Crystal Lake Elementary to need another year to achieve a C grade.

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

Another storm is moving across the United States, but Florida residents won't see the Arctic blast that brought record snowfall and frigid temperatures to the Sunshine State last week. The storm that ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A man from West Palm Beach is accused of traveling to Central Florida with the intention to meet a 14-year-old girl for sexual favors. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)— A West Palm Beach man was arrested in Polk County after traveling to meet a minor to engage in sexual activity, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced.

A Florida man was charged with possessing a ... Shows was already in the Polk County Jail on a warrant out of Brevard County. APD said that the case is still open and active and urged anyone ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 22-year-old man from West Palm Beach was arrested on Saturday after deputies said he groomed a teen girl online before traveling to Polk County to "engage in sexual ...

NOW. THREATS SCREAMING IN POLK COUNTY. SUPERVISORS ALMOST GETTING INTO A PHYSICAL FIGHT. A REPORT FROM THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DETAILS THE TENSE ARGUMENTS BETWEEN POLK COUNTY’S TOP ...

Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith allegedly threatened to fight other supervisors after administrator John Norris was placed on leave Friday, according to a report filed with the Polk County ...