POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA ... are now called captain), battalion chief, deputy chief, assistant chief and, as of this month, ...

Recent heavy rains lowered the risk of wildfires in Polk County. The wet weather pattern led to a repeal of an April 15 burn ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Polk County house fire that sent one person to the hospital is under investigation. Crews with Polk County ...

Randy Feleciano McClarity, 60, was sentenced to life without parole plus 115 years for a 2022 shooting that killed Summer Bryant and injured Julie Thigpen in Polk County.