Theses are emergency contact numbers for Polk County, its municipalities, plus electric companies and aid services.

Polk County Public Schools announced new principals at three high schools, 14 elementary schools, a traditional middle school ...

Polk County supervisors approved a program that will pay cash to employees who come up with ways to save money within the ...

Residents should make sure they are signed up for their cities' and county's local alert system heading into hurricane season ...

Wearing purple ribbons on their lapels, dozens of people called out of work or adjusted their plans to attend a Tuesday ...

Two men were arrested Friday in Polk County after deputies discovered six dogs living in deplorable conditions.

A man living in the country illegally was arrested and charged with manslaughter for causing the death of his coworker at a construction site in Davenport, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

Timothy Schulz was shot and killed by deputies after an alligator attack and erratic behavior, which included charging at ...

Circuit Judge Torea Spohr has submitted a letter of resignation, effective July 15, after weeks of being absent from the ...

Polk County said the Alligator Alley Trail at Circle B Bar Reserve is back open to the public after being damaged in Hurricane Milton.

A charter high school is celebrating the graduation of nearly 200 students who've been thrown curveballs and obstacles in life and have overcome them.