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Jordan Blake Mangum faces up to 45 years in prison and will serve at least 22.5 years before he is eligible for parole.

Lakeland will soon have twice as many traffic enforcement cameras, forcing drivers to slow down or pay up. The City Commission voted unanimously today to expand its contract with Arizona-based ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents and county officials are at odds over plans to accommodate growth by widening Thompson Nursery Road and adding bike lanes. “At the meeting, they took a ...

The Florida Department of Transportation agreed. It approved a path for a J-shaped tollway in 2011, connecting state Road 60 to state Road 570 to the west and U.S. Route 17/92 to the north ...

Along State Road 60, Johnny Carter has seen his fair share of fires. “Especially on the 27 corridor and the 640/555 corridor, because it’s all dry land with dry grass,” he said.

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise has narrowed proposed routes for the Central Polk Parkway East toll road from four to two. The new routes, designated Corridors E and F, now terminate at U.S. 27 in ...

A man is in custody in Polk County, Florida, after a March 30 road rage shootout that occurred in a Publix supermarket parking lot in a nearby county. According to the Osceola County Sheriff's ...

In response to the Black Cove Fire in Polk County, evacuation orders have been issued for residents who live along Lady Slipper Trail, Big Hungry Road, Spurgeon Cove Lane, English Heifer Cove Road ...

Polk County Shelter is available at 75 Carmel Lane Columbus, NC.Officials will hold a community meeting Sunday at 2pm, at 40 Courthouse Street in Columbus, NC.Update at 5:40 p.m. Saturday The ...

A majority of the road work on Polk County's $55.6 million widening of West Pipkin Road could be completed by the end of March, though "the contract for the project is until May 2025," Polk County ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — As efforts continue to clear debris from Hurricane Milton around Tampa Bay, Polk County has launched a debris collection map for residents to monitor the cleanup status.