Polk County's juvenile detention center is holding kids longer, partly because of changes to state and federal law that now generally prohibit placing youth in adult jails — even when they're ...

The Polk County treasurer who is embroiled in a lawsuit against the government has filed to run for one of the county’s top elected positions.

Polk County has presented a budget that includes $2 million in cuts and a property tax levy reduction. What's in the proposal: ...

Amid a severe drought and burn ban, Polk County will see temperatures swing from the upper 80s to the low 30s in days.

A depression in the road on I-4 caused major delays Thursday night in the westbound lanes between exits 55 and 58 in Polk ...

Polk County Fire Rescue battled over 30 brush fires, with one burning 400 acres in River Ranch, but no evacuations or ...

We are digging into who’s being turned over to ICE and why. Tampa Bay 28 I-Team investigator Katie LaGrone takes a closer ...

As of 6:30 a.m. Friday, there are no slowdowns on I-4 W in Polk County near US-27 between Exit 55 (Haines City) and Exit 58.