Polk County is funding a re-entry kiosk to assist former inmates with housing, employment and Medicaid services.

The Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have been investigating the deadly Clearwater Ferry ...

In March 1924, the Lima News peeked inside the just published R.L. Polk city directory, an annual compilation of business and marketing information, and announced the directory had pegged Lima’s ...

An early-morning crash left a man with critical injuries after Polk County deputies say he crossed into oncoming traffic and ...

Hurricane Milton, and the flooding it brought with it, was a “shock” to the Lakeland Police Department’s Dive Team.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 62-year-old man wanted on two counts of failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements was arrested Friday evening after ...

A huge chunk of Florida is under an extreme heat warning today, July 29, as temperatures and the heat index soar. Some areas could see the heat index hit 115 today as above-average high temperatures ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - What began as a verbal dispute among three individuals escalated into a physical altercation late Monday ...

An extreme heat warning and a heat advisory were issued by the National Weather Service for portions of Central Florida and ...

Circle B Bar Reserve's Marsh Rabbit Run trail closed due to alligator nesting season, affecting visitor access.