Three people were taken to the hospital Friday following a pursuit that ended in a crash in Polk County, according to officials.

Polk County seeks a volunteer for its Sidewalk Advisory Committee, with applications due by September 12, 2025.

Authorities have identified a man they believe to be responsible for a burglary in Polk County. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the burglary took place on Thursday near U.S. Highway 190 West and 350 North,

Polk residents are asked to narrow down the area's most flavorful eight ice cream shops to the most refreshing four.

SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - A large drug trafficking ring has been shut down in Polk County, resulting in 32 arrests, Sheriff Grady Judd said Friday. Detectives and tactical units of the sheriff’s office worked together with federal and local law enforcement in a yearlong investigation of the ring based in Bartow.

A man and woman have been charged with child abuse in relation to a five-month-old in North Carolina. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 23-year-old Maggie Nicole Regan and her boyfriend, 27-year-old Dylan Scott Hoyle,

Florida's Central Operations & Coordination Office is now open in Polk County, with state officials saying the large new facility will bolster response to future storms. Carla Bayron reports.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a weather alert at 4:53 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 5:30 p.m. for Polk Mountains and Eastern Polk.