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

GiveWell Community Foundation and United Way of Central Florida offered $80,000 in grants to provide hurricane relief for nonprofit organizations.

The Polk County Commission approved the purchase two years after local voters revived a land-conservation program whose ...

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 ...

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Here are the biggest issues in the Polk County District 3 race between Republican Mark Holm and Democrat Kim Hagemann.

Officials in Polk County say floodwaters also caused a surge in mosquito populations and have asked the Florida Department of Agriculture (FDA) for help. READ MORE: Sheriff Grady Judd: Polk County mom ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Lakeland man is now a millionaire after winning in a scratch-off game. Richard Hawkins, 38, claimed the $2 million top prize from the Triple 777 scratch-off after buying the ...

Polk County Commission District 1 candidates all said growth was the county's No. 1 concern. Here's what they said about it at a forum.

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County man was charged with attempted murder and animal cruelty after deputies said he set a home on fire, with a 4-month-old and a woman inside. On Thursday ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — A K-9 with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office was injured Thursday afternoon while going after a fleeing suspect armed with a knife. Deputies said they received reports ...

The water will be pumped away from Lake Seward toward Banana Lake and then Lake Hancock, before ultimately being released ...