A Bartow resident of 30-plus years starts a petition to stop 2,245 new homes from being built, as other residents vent online ...

She also said the city told her about 27,000 commuters come and go each day to jobs in Bartow, which contains a courthouse, school district headquarters and federal, state, county and city ...

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

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

New Tonight- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. Today the Sheriff announced the new Data Analytics Dashboard. It provides the ...

Polk County deputies rescued a duck, "Bernice," after she was found trying to escape the jail perimeter. She was treated for ...

(WFLA) — A driver died after his SUV collided with a semi-truck near Bartow on Thursday. Polk County deputies and fire crews were called to the 3000 block of State Road 60, which is about two ...

Commissioners just passed a smoking and vaping ban in public parks, which include basketball courts, fields ... from students with the advocacy group Polk Students Working Against Tobacco ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A high-speed collision between an SUV and a semi-truck near Bartow Thursday evening has left one driver dead. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the fatal crash on State ...