A seemingly minor traffic infraction in Davenport led to a significant arrest Wednesday when a routine stop by the Polk ...

The big story: Mandatory later start times for Florida’s middle and high schools are no more. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday ...

Festival Hosted By Grey And Presented By Live Wildly Will Livestream For Free For The First Time Ever TAMPA, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / May 23, 2025 / On Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, ...

As the 2025 "Make America Healthy Again" report reveals alarming trends in youth inactivity, the Sequel Brands CEO calls for ...

A Woodville man has turned himself in for a Polk County shooting. The 32-year-old suspect turned himself in to the Jasper ...

(WFLA) — Two masked men who were caught pulling on car door handles early Tuesday morning have been connected to nearly two dozen previously reported burglaries, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The U.S. Forest Service closed part of Juniper Springs in Ocala National Forest when a 14-foot gator got aggressive during ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two serious, separate crashes that occurred Sunday evening. The crashes happened within minutes of each other, but about ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

At the North Carolina coast, Brunswick County is the hot-spot for alligators with a spike in activity in just the last week ...

according to unofficial results posted Tuesday night by the Polk County Supervisor of Elections Office. Hilligoss, lead pastor of HighPoint Church, received 1,390 votes, while Gibson collected 890.