Polk County

BARTOW, FL — A pickup truck turning onto Connersville Road near Bartow collided with an oncoming motorcycle Thursday night, killing…

DAVENPORT, FL — A Toy Story Land employee at Walt Disney World was arrested after traveling to meet someone he…

LAKE WALES, FL – An Auburndale man who stepped out of his garbage truck to direct a motorist around his…

BUSHNELL, FL — A Florida man who escaped from the Sumter County Detention Center, stole an electric bicycle and a…

DAVENPORT, FL – A former Disney World employee who told detectives he once dressed as Mickey Mouse was arrested during…

DAVENPORT, FL –A Disney World employee wearing his work uniform showed up during an undercover child predator investigation conducted by…

HAINES CITY, FL — New college classes are coming to Polk State College’s Haines City-Davenport Campus beginning January 6, 2027,…

AUBURNDALE, FL — Developers may be required to contribute land, fund school construction, or expand existing facilities when proposed residential…

POLK COUNTY, FL – Seven communities in Polk County have been awarded approximately $12.6 million in state funding to expand…

BAY LAKE, FL — A 53-year-old Davenport man crashed into the back of a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle Tuesday night,…