Polk County Live Road Conditions

BARTOW, Fla. - State Road 60 could soon become a popular tourist route for travelers. A group of Polk County leaders and business owners want to transform the highway into '?Route 60,'? taking ... Read More

The Central Polk Parkway is now expected to open next summer, adding a new toll route between US 17 and Polk Parkway to ease local traffic. Read More

Three people were killed early Thursday morning after a car pulled into the path of a dump truck near Lake Wales, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Read More

Polk County deputies are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left two people dead early Thursday morning on State Road 60 near Acuff Road. Read More

Two people were killed early Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on State Road 60 west of Lake Wales, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Emergency units were dispatched to the scene at ... Read More

Two people are dead and another two seriously hurt after a crash in Polk County late Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Read More

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Two people died and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on US-17 / 92 in Polk County on Sept. 19. Read More

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POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A violent crash late Saturday night on US-17 / 92 left two people dead and two others hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the ... Read More

A loose emu turned a stretch of the Polk Parkway into its own personal runway Saturday morning, strutting along State Road 570 near milepost 16 in Polk County before Florida Highway Patrol troopers ... Read More

Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a call regarding an Emu walking on SR-570 (Polk Parkway) near the 16 Milepost. Read More

The Florida Highway Patrol was called to duty to help wrangle a stray emu Saturday after reports of the flightless bird walking along Polk Parkway near Lakeland. Read More

Florida Highway Patrol troopers corralling a loose emu wandering along Polk Parkway in Polk County safely recovered the flightless bird and returned it to its owners, with no injuries or insurance ... Read More

Florida Highway Patrol troopers corral an emu found wandering along Polk Parkway in Polk County on Sept. 19, 2026. The bird was safely returned to its owners, and no insurance policies were sold. Read More

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POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 29-year-old man from Riverview died Wednesday morning following a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 4 in Polk County, according to the ... Read More

Well, at least Florida man smells fresh after his latest absurdity. At about 7 a.m. on Monday, a 22-year-old man from Auburndale was driving a GMC Sierra pickup west on the Polk Parkway. We'll let the ... Read More

An unusual case of distracted driving left a pickup truck perched atop a concrete barrier along the Polk Parkway Sunday morning, but fortunately no one was injured. According to Florida Highway Patrol ... Read More

State troopers say no injuries were reported in the crash. Read More

Troopers stopped and arrested a suspected drunk driver who they said was going the wrong-way on State Road 570 early Wednesday morning with a 7-year-old in the backseat. Read More

A Polk County sheriff's deputy and another driver were both hospitalized Friday morning after a head-on crash, the sheriff's office said. The crash occurred ... Read More