Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies responded to the lake after a call of a man drowning, but when they arrived, the man was ...

Evidence suggests David Pittman has lifelong intellectual disabilities, which lawyers say should bar him from the death ...

With the change in criteria, Polk County went from three schools to 14 designated as persistently low-performing, including ...

A Florida appeals court has struck down the state’s long-standing ban on openly carrying firearms, ruling that the Second ...

Nearly three years after Polk County Deputy Blane Lane was shot and killed in the line of duty, the woman facing murder ...

Repeat Offender Caught Driving With an Incorrect Tag and No License Plate on Trailer LAKELAND, Fla. - A 55-year-old man with ...

Watson Clinic said that vaccines have proved overwhelmingly beneficial to the health of children and the community.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - According to a harm reduction specialist, the illicit use of ketamine is on the rise in Polk County.

Through a recent undercover investigation called “Operation Bad Odds,” undercover deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's ...

Polk County Sheriff reminds gun owners to understand restrictions and safety as Florida's open carry ban is lifted. POLK COUNTY, Fla. - In a development for gun rights in Florida, a recent ruling by ...

Lakeland-headquartered and Polk County's largest employer, Publix Super Markets Inc., gains the most tax breaks through ...

The possibility of a mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps has created uncertainty as Polk County's representatives all ...