Renters in Polk County saw apartment listing prices decrease from February's average of $1,235, an analysis of new data from ...

The continuing resolution passed in March did not include $12 million sought by Rep. Scott Franklin, D-Lakeland, for Polk ...

Bonnet Springs Park has been named USA Today’s Best City Park of 2025. This is a national recognition that happened due to ...

New wildfires in Florida have sent residents fleeing their homes and closed roadways to traffic. The Sunshine State is forecast to experience a busier-than-average wildfire season this spring.

Joy Jackson has been the director of the Florida Department of Health in Polk County for nine and a half years. Aaron Kissler ...

The Polk County Sports Hall of Fame will expand by five as the Hall o Fame Class of 2025 has been announced and will include, ...

Several new wildfires in Florida have sent residents fleeing their homes and closed roadways to traffic. The Sunshine State ...

The 31-year-old teacher allegedly has sexual conversations with three female students at Bartow High School, according to ...

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with other cities within the county, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions ...

A 31-year-old teacher and head football coach at Bartow High School was arrested on April 2, 2025, following a Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

Eden, who was named head coach in March 2023, is accused of using community service projects as a way to lure potential victims into a locker room where “there are no cameras,” investigators say.

A football coach allegedly lured teen girls into the locker room under the guise of "community service" before making lewd ...