A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was struck and killed Monday night by an alleged drunk driver while ...

POLK COUNTY, FL. (WDEF) — A Dunlap couple was arrested in Polk County, Florida on Friday for vehicle theft and drug ...

A retired Florida sheriff’s deputy was fatally struck while removing debris from the road, according to investigators, and a sobriety test revealed the Jaguar driver was intoxicated.

A potential crisis was averted near an Alturas daycare center on Friday afternoon after Polk County deputies apprehended a ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

FWC officials will share the draft of a Land Management Plan for Creek Ranch Wildlife Management Area in eastern Polk County ...

A 911 call is shedding light on what happened when an alligator attacked a woman who was kayaking with a group of 30 people ...

At some point, this isn’t going to be an orange grove anymore,” Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the ...

Frere, convicted of the brutal stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and another man at a Winter Haven motel in 2020, will ...

Those catastrophes contributed to a 90% decline in orange production over the past two decades. Citrus groves in Florida, ...

Polk County stopped curbside recycling last October, with commissioners citing rising cost and poor efficiency.

Sunday is a FOX 35 Storm Alert Day due to the potential for severe weather, strong thunderstorms and tornadoes. Timeline: The latest forecasts show that the severe weather will arrive in the afternoon ...