Polk County is one of the lowest-funded school districts in the state, ranking 63rd out of 67 counties for per-pupil funding.

Polk County’s children are at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, according to the latest Child Well-Being Index by the ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says one of two men accused of stealing swans from a mobile home community has been arrested ...

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

The Polk County Board of Supervisors has approved a six-figure payout to a longtime administrator. All five Polk County ...

While overall property values have soared in Polk County, the value of many downtown office buildings have been stagnant for ...

File photo: Diao Quangui (second from right) hears an air pollution case with three other people's assessors and three judges at Beijing No 4 Intermediate People's Court. CHINA DAILY China has had ...

Polk County organizations say there are more families with kids who are homeless. Many are on a waiting list for help. K-C-C-I's Kayla James is here with a look at the numbers in Polk County ...

Polk County Commissioners will vote on adding 75 new Fire Rescue positions to address staffing shortages and mandatory overtime. The move comes after concerns that nearly half of newly hired first ...

A Polk County woman is accused of attacking a man with a garden hoe after their plans to "hang out" fell through earlier in the night. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says that Melanie Davis climbed ...

It's the same law the Supreme Court cited in 2021 when it allowed the Polk County assessor to withhold the names of property owners who'd asked to be excluded from searches by name in a county ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A prescribed burn conducted by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) in Polk County has led to smoky conditions in parts of Pasco County. The burn, which covers ...