DART will provide free rides to cooling centers while the Polk County Extreme Temperature Plan is in effect.

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A man was injured after being shot by deputies in Polk County on Monday, the sheriff's office said. It happened in Poinciana.

The county will also gain $700,000 for an electrical upgrade at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow. The budget includes $2 million for the headwaters of the Peace River floodplain protection and ...

In documents provided by the Polk County Property Appraiser’s Office, as of June, two projects were approved for the 2024 tax roll under Live Local Act tax breaks for developments.

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

A deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office has resigned after being charged with stealing money during a traffic stop, the agency announced.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and Polk County District Attorney Jeffrey Kemp announced Wednesday that a former Polk County doctor was charged with child ...

Here's how many calls for assistance Marion and Polk county sheriffs' have received from federal agencies related to immigration enforcement in 2025.

Polk County's median home was 1,816 square feet, listed at $193 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 3% from May 2024.