POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) issued an alert today, April 21, 2025, ...

Madalynne Brooks was a leader in Lakeland's NAACP branch, spurred to action by a hanging outside her father's church.

For the second time in 2025, the Polk County Board of Supervisors has approved a severance agreement with a county medical ...

Some lane closures are related to a project to convert an 18-mile section of the Polk Parkway to electronic toll collection.

Gold hit fresh record highs on Thursday as investors sought a refuge from the turbulence surrounding trade tensions between ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the pursuit began in North Dakota at the Pembina Port of Entry after the driver was confronted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The chase ended on ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County man is now changing his plea to guilty in the shooting that killed his father and injured his mother. According to authorities, the shooting happened after ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A section of Polk County Road 9 was closed most of Monday, April 7, after law enforcement shot someone they were pursuing. The driver, accused of fleeing from law ...

The final game of the 2025 men's NCAA Tournament was No. 1 seed Florida facing No. 1 Houston in the national title game. Houston took a 31-28 lead into halftime as Florida's best player ...