Sheriff Grady Judd cut the ribbon Nov. 4 along side commissioners for a fourth public safety facility: the new Sheriff’s ...

For now, Polk County will still enjoy cooler temperatures and very low chances of rain. Those rain chances will start to pick ...

Lakeland is the only No. 1 seed, and Fort Mead advanced in a new Rural B tournament called the Florida Invitational ...

Instead of honking horns in traffic jams, the public can sound off in person twice in November at the County Administration ...

Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. The Times publishes its own estimates for each candidate’s share of ...

Even before Polk County’s 172 precincts open for Election Day voting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, more than 51% of eligible voters had ...

Jonsson carried a dramatic advantage in campaign funding, reporting more than $350,000 in contributions. Her donors included NextEra Energy, the Realtors PAC, the HCA hospital chain and the Seminole ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA ... president & CEO of United Way of Central Florida. Jackson said United Way, and other organizations, are the “second wave of support.” Call 211 to request ...

A fatal crash closed the eastbound lanes of State Road 60 in Bartow, causing significant traffic delays on Tuesday. The roadway has since reopened. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit was on ...

A system in the western Caribbean system has a high chance for development between Oct. 31 and Nov. 4, according to ...

BARTOW, Fla. - Roads and homes along the Lake Seward basin in Polk County are still underwater two weeks after Hurricane Milton caused devastating damage. The Southwest Florida Water Management ...