Polk County

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LAKE WALES, FL — Three individuals were killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a passenger vehicle and a dump truck…

LAKELAND, FL — A motorcyclist traveling at a high rate of speed on Kathleen Road died after failing to negotiate…

LAKE ALFRED, FL — Horrible details have emerged in the arrests of a Polk County school bus driver and attendant…

LAKE ALFRED, FL — Two Polk County Public Schools transportation employees were arrested Wednesday morning on aggravated child abuse charges…

KISSIMMEE, FL — Police and fire services will cost the City of Kissimmee $70.8 million in Fiscal Year 2027. The…

Polk County Public Schools is asking students, families, staff and community members to weigh in on the name of a…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — A Winter Haven man cut his hand on a lawn mower blade Tuesday morning after reaching…

BARTOW, FL — Approximately 991 acres of agricultural land in Polk County will be permanently preserved through two conservation easements…

BARTOW, FL — A shocking discovery inside a women’s restroom at a Polk County Tax Collector’s Office IT building led…