Polk County News

BARTOW, FL — A Polk County Public Schools bus #2474 was rear-ended by a Dodge Ram Wednesday morning while it…

AUBURNDALE, FL — Auburndale High School was briefly placed on heightened security Tuesday after receiving a suspicious phone call regarding…

BARTOW, FL — Healthy Families Polk, a free and voluntary program that provides home visits to help parents strengthen families…

BARTOW, FL — A Polk County jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole for Tony “TJ” Wiggins…

DADE CITY, FL — Shortly after midnight Sunday, a crash at a roundabout along U.S. 98 resulted in the death…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — A dead donkey, multiple dead cats and several severely ill cats were found at a Winter…

HAINES CITY, FL — Limited details were released following a shooting Thursday evening in Haines City that left one man…

BARTOW, FL — Polk County will increase solid waste disposal fees starting Oct. 1. Garbage, along with construction and demolition…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — A 15-year-old girl was shot Sunday night after police say a 19-year-old man returned to a…

LAKE WALES, FL — Four people were shot late Saturday night in Lake Wales, with all four suffering non-life-threatening injuries.…