A man with a long criminal history faces charges after Polk County deputies say he crashed a stolen motorcycle, then told ...

Polk County now knows for certain where and with whom its athletic teams will play with for the next four years. The North ...

While visiting Bok Tower Gardens, visitors can check out the iconic Singing Tower, which has carillon concerts at 1 & 3 p.m.

A woman was bit in the elbow by an alligator on Monday while paddling at the Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County, FWC ...

A woman was bitten on the elbow by an alligator while she was boating in Florida, officials said. The woman was paddling at ...

A woman was airlifted to an Osceola County hospital after she was bitten by an alligator while kayaking on Monday.

A Florida man who Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd calls a ‘pedigreed loser’ was arrested after a K9 took a bite out of crime.

Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest ...

On March 4, 2025 the Polk County Board Of County Commissioners the appointment of Shawn Smith to serve as Polk County Fire Rescue Services Director (Fire Rescue Chief). Chief Smith took over the ...

The FWC said the woman was taken to the hospital for treatment and a trapper was called to remove the alligator.

A Lakeland man's Monday took a turn for the worse when a motorcycle crash landed him in the hospital – and then in jail.

If you’re out on a kayak, canoe, or boat, you just have to be aware of your surroundings and not approach these animals.” ...