Morgan Ortagus, an Auburndale native and a graduate of Florida Southern College, served in the Bush, Obama and first Trump ...

Norris, a former head of Iowa's Democratic Party, said two new Republican supervisors asked for his resignation within 24 ...

The National Weather Service expected to issue a cold weather advisory for Polk County starting at 4 a.m. Tuesday, ...

The survey team found evidence of a brief EF0 tornado. It happened two miles northeast of Mill Spring at 8:13 a.m. on Sunday, ...

Newly elected representatives Jill Altringer and Mark Holm were sworn in to the Polk County Board of Supervisors on Thursday ...

Polk County Commissioners Mike Scott and Bill Braswell said that development-related road closures should require ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said that four minors have been charged in connection to several burglaries that happened ...

A man died in Polk County after his motorcycle collided with a van on U.S. 27 near Frostproof. Despite wearing a helmet, Kevin Loring, 37, succumbed to his injuries.

A dead bat found in a dog kennel in Fort Meade is Polk County's sixth confirmed case of rabies for 2024, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. In a Friday news release, the Sheriff's Office said ...

Polk County Public Health offers free nasal Narcan kits to address the opioid crisis, with pickups available at various ...