After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

As Polk County updated Winter Haven about the Thompson Nursery Road project, residents pressed their desire for a sidewalk ...

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

Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.

To be honest with you, I didn’t like the way things were going,” said newly-appointed Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Shawn ...

The first round pits 27 of Polk County's most highly talked about pizzerias. Sixteen will move on to the bracket rounds. Vote ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - An 18-year-old Davenport man, Colin Chad Chambers, was arrested early Friday morning after attempting to ...

As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will be voting on a resolution to settle with County Administrator John Norris on Tuesday. In early January, Norris was placed on paid administrative leave ...

“We just want folks to make sure they’re aware of the forecast coming up and know what they’re going to do for that severe ...