AUBURNDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman died on Saturday after walking into the middle of a busy highway and getting struck by a vehicle, according to The Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The driver arrested in a deadly Polk County crash that happened Tuesday morning was in the U.S. illegally, according to ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 26-year veteran of Polk County Fire Rescue became the first woman to be promoted to the rank of deputy chief, the county announced this week.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County nonprofit is helping Hispanic families impacted by the pandemic get back on their feet. Silvia Cruz has a lot on her plate these days. “Homeschooling my 11 ...

Today, Powers is part of an all-Polk County, four-woman team – along with Swinburne, Harrison and Kristin Coker – who will compete in the 2024 Race Across America.

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WKRC) – A woman died after falling 75 to 100 from a waterfall. According to a press release, authorities ...

Polk County League of Women Voters has distributed more than 1,800 gun locks throughout Polk County in 10 months. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — “Gun locks can save lives,” said Andy Crossfield, co-chair of the League of Women Voters of Polk County’s gun violence prevention committee. To Crossfield, it is ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — It was a lucky day for a woman out of Polk County after she won $5 million from a scratch-off game. According to a news release from the Florida Lottery, 60-year-old Janice ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy Jose Rivera saw a home in west Lakeland on fire around 2 a.m. on May 9 and sprang into action to help a man and woman inside.

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at 3:47 p.m. to reports of a driver who was shot while heading west on Interstate 4 near the ramp on State Road 559.