Polk County News

LAKELAND, FL — July 15, 2026 — Florida Blue officially celebrated the grand opening of its new Lakeland center with…

AUBURNDALE, FL —July 13, 2026 — An Auburndale man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he battered his…

BARTOW, FL – June 28, 2026 — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd highlighted an unusual battery arrest during his morning…

AUBURNDALE, FL — Authorities responded just before 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2026, to a crash involving an Amtrak passenger…

AUBURNDALE, FL (July 13, 2026) — The 10th Judicial Circuit Officer-Involved Deadly Incident Task Force is investigating a deputy-involved shooting…

AUBURNDALE, FL — Our news team was at the scene Friday morning when the incident unfolded. Our journalist, was sitting…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — A 37-year-old man was killed after being struck by a CSX train Thursday night in Winter…

LAKELAND, FL — Less than 15 hours after Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital officially opened its doors, the…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — Polk State College announced that all seven of its Health Sciences and Nursing degree programs achieved…

DAVENPORT, FL – A Polk County jury has convicted a Davenport woman of first-degree murder in the death of her…