The Florida Air Museum in Lakeland was started in 1980s and now has a collection of homebuilt and experimental aircraft, as ...

A Florida man convicted of murdering a husband and wife during a fishing trip in 1997 is scheduled to be executed next month.

It wasn't related to the crash at Kathleen Road and George Jenkins Boulevard. A suspect was running from the Polk Sheriff's ...

A 22-year-old was allegedly driving a stolen car with a gun, drugs, money and ammunition inside in Polk County when he fled ...

A very public bowel movement was put to use when a Florida couple needed a distraction for large-scale shoplifting, according ...

In addition to overseeing the county and its budget, the board makes key decisions that impact regional economic development, establish tax levies, enact ordinances, appoint individuals who serve on ...

Polk County commissioners voted unanimously to put a levy on the May ballot to fund operations at the fairgrounds and make ...

St. Johns County, just south of Jacksonville, emerged as the fastest-growing county, with a whopping 24.1% population ...

Here are some of the key events in the infighting rending Polk County government, dating from the disputed choice of county administrator.

When a deputy spotted Young and attempted to speak to him, he "physically assaulted" the deputy — ripping the deputy's gun ...