The lawsuit, one of several currently pending between and among county leaders, has showcased the dysfunction long endemic in ...

Florida is set to carry out its 12th execution of 2025 on Wednesday evening, when 63-year-old David Pittman will be put to ...

"This is a perfect example of someone who clearly hasn’t learned from past mistakes. If you’re going to break the law in Polk ...

HEARTBREAKING CASE'  Two dogs were found in early stages of decomposition in a Frostproof backyard. A woman is now facing ...

A 16-year-old has been charged with five felonies after making threats to two high schools in Polk County, the sheriff’s ...

Cheryl Lynn Williams was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges related to the 2022 death of Deputy Blane Lane ...

Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested two men for racing at 105 mph on Interstate 4, exceeding the posted 70 mph limit.

A student was arrested after making threatening phone calls to two Polk County high schools, which prompted a swift law ...

Latest numbers show 210 individuals were unsheltered on a single night in July — an 18% increase from last summer's record 177.

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

Polk County Schools says they are committed to keeping every student safe after 2 separate threats made against schools in ...

: Sheriff Grady Judd said the 52-year-old man drowned when he tried swimming after his boat which had gotten loose from the ...