A Florida driver fast asleep beside a store’s gas pumps turned violent when awakened and bit a deputy’s K-9 partner on the ...

A Polk County man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly repeatedly stabbing another person in the back and the head ...

Polk County sheriff's deputies found two men asleep in a car with a 4-year-old girl inside at a gas station pump, and when the driver awoke, he fought with a deputy and bit a ...

a Polk County Sheriff's Office bloodhound, Carlos Perez was apprehended after a brief foot chase on January 17th, 2025. Deputy Rivera was conducting traffic enforcement in Davenport when he ...

Eleven municipalities in Polk County hold elections in April. If you're thinking about running, here's what you need to know.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Polk County Fire Rescue are on scene of a very bad crash in Davenport. According to initial reports the accident occurred at the intersection of Pine Tree ...

The four possible paths cut through a swath of eastern Polk County, with various impacts on development and the environment.

Drivers are being asked to find an alternate route after a water main break in Davenport Friday morning. Officials from Polk County Utilities ... of drivers in Florida blowing past stop signs.

After one year in Orlando, Ryan Mills has returned to Polk County. The former Lake Region head football coach was named the second head football coach at Davenport and the second new coach this ...

The answer: “Growth in Polk County outpaced the ability ... and 318 people signed in to the open house in Davenport, said Yasir Mercado, a spokesperson for Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise.