The Central Polk Parkway East would pass through land that contains the endangered blushing scrub mint plant, advocates say.

FLORIDA — Polk County on Friday issued a burn ban, joining most of the rest of Central Florida. The ban includes campfires, bonfires, yard and trash fires, construction debris, unpermitted ...

Returning to the home-zoned school Applying to another Polk County Public School through the controlled open enrollment process Enrolling as a full-time virtual student with Florida Virtual School ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. - For his last trick, a Polk County inmate "done Houdini'd his way outta custody in two counties," according to the Polk County deputies searching for him. What we know ...

NOW. A PLAN TO BETTER HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN POLK COUNTY HAS NOW BEEN LAID OUT. IT’S A FIVE YEAR VISION PUT TOGETHER BY HOMEWARD, WHICH IS POLK COUNTY’S HOMELESSNESS PLANNING ...

The next step is to sign up for Polk County public safety notifications. When a particular area could be at risk of a hurricane or tornado, residents will receive critical updates via text message ...

Polk County will transfer autopsy services to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office, aiming to save $1 million annually. The move comes amid recruitment challenges and rising costs for the county's ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds press conference on former Bartow (Florida) head football coach / Courtesy of Polk County Sheriffs Office For the last 37 years, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

FORECAST. OKAY. AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU IN JUST A BIT. WELL, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS WORKING TO SOLVE YEARS LONG STAFFING ISSUES AT THE POLK COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER’S ...

PRISON OR 25 YEARS AT THE LEAST. OUT IN POLK COUNTY. A MISSING CHILD HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN POLK COUNTY. LAKE OUT THERE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 12 YEAR OLD WAS OUT SWIMMING WITH FAMILY BEFORE HE GOT ...

There are 17 Florida counties with an average drought index over 500, which means there is drought and an increased risk of fire danger: As of Feb. 14, Polk County officially measured 450-499 on ...