A program that helps families repair and strengthen their homes after disaster strikes, has just launched in Polk County.

Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chiefs Ramon Gonzalez and Charles True will be moving up the ranks to deputy chiefs, ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

Polk County honors Samuel Quinton, a Revolutionary War vet who spent his final years in the area, with a new memorial.

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.

Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

Ilia Grigory Basargin, 33, pleaded guilty in May to second-degree criminal sexual contact. He gave a Norgaard plea to the ...

On July 1, 2025, detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division, assisted by deputies from the Patrol ...

A highly anticipated two-year water quality study by Polk County was released Tuesday, confirming that the nitrate in the ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors released the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA) at its meeting ...

Frank Marasco, who has been serving as the interim county administrator for nearly six months, was formally appointed to a ...