Polk County Lt. Chad Anderson was shot in the arm before the bullet entered his chest. Deputy Craig Smith was shot 4 times in ...

Polk has advanced teams to the final four in all but two years the tournament has been held. That trek begins with this ...

Hall of Fame manager Jim Leyland was in Florida this week on a scouting mission for Scott Harris, Detroit's president of ...

Ed Strickler of Haines City learned at age 30 that he had polycystic kidney disease, which causes dark, fluid-filled cysts to ...

Two restaurants in Polk County were temporarily closed by inspectors from April 8 to 21, one for roaches, the other for ...

In a statement to Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives, Wiggins’ younger brother, Robert, said he was there when his ...

Lake Wales is the last Polk County public school to win a state title in 1993, and Santa Fe Catholic, a private school, won ...

Three Polk teams advanced out of regionals on Thursday and will play this week in the 2024 FHSAA Tennis State Championships.