Janelle Turner, a communicable disease nurse at Polk County Public Health, spoke with Local 5 about how flu season looks so ...

When the number of vaccinated children drop too low in a school, the risk of infection increases there and in the wider ...

This isn’t just any small Florida town – it’s the county seat of Polk County, a place where oak trees drip with Spanish moss, historic buildings tell stories of bygone eras, and yes, you can rent a ...

Bartow, Florida stands as a delightful anomaly in the Sunshine State’s real estate landscape – a place where studio apartments can still be found for around $800 a month while coastal cities demand ...

The graduation rate for Polk County Public Schools improved by 5.5 percentage points to an overall rate of 87.7% for 2025, ...

One of the two people killed in a fiery crash on Sunday was a middle school student in Polk County, North Carolina, according ...

Sumanth “Sam” Neelam is running for the Polk County School Board in District 5. That seat is now held by Kay Fields, the ...

A woman who was staying at a personal care home in Venango County was killed after being stabbed by another patient Saturday ...

Three siblings in Buncombe County, North Carolina, have tested positive for measles after the family had visited Spartanburg ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office now asks everyone they encounter for their place of birth. Sheriff Grady Judd stated the policy is a response to new state immigration laws and is intended to avoid ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds a photo of 47-year-old Jason Kenney who is suspected of killing his wife before taking his own life. (Polk County Sheriff's Office) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Four Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies resigned in lieu of termination, and three supervisors were suspended without pay following the death of 55-year-old Essie Ward, whose body ...