Rick Nolte, who died at age 69, was in his first term on the Polk County School Board after ousting incumbent Sarah Fortney ...

REST IN PEACE  Polk County education officials announced that a school board member and a former teacher passed away.

Polk County Fire Rescue is praising a group of first responders who worked quickly to deliver a baby within minutes of ...

“Firefighter/Paramedic George Gibson, along with Firefighter/EMT Daniel Banks and Firefighter/EMT Madison Bennett, worked ...

Polk County leaders said Tuesday they are closer to getting a swim area/vessel exclusion zone approved by the state of ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Nicaraguan man in the U.S. illegally is facing enhanced charges following a drunken hit-and-run in ...

Polk County deputies are currently investigating two consecutive fatal crashes, one of which involves a hit-and-run driver.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A frantic search for a missing Orlando man with dementia came to a heartwarming end on Sunday, thanks to ...

Two others are scheduled before Sept. 17. Kayle B. Bates, 67, convicted of killing of a Bay County woman in 1992, is scheduled for execution on Aug. 19 after the Florida Supreme Court denied a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. ( WWSB) - Almost a year after being accused of driving under the influence while on duty, a former Polk ...

First responders were called to the crash around 3:34 p.m. on Tuesday on 150th Avenue, east of County Road H in Apple River.