Out of the 157 people who were arrested, the sheriff explained, 25 were in the US illegally from countries like Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela.

Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.

Florida Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, must defeat Democrat Octavio Hernandez of Davenport to earn a fourth term in the ...

Early voting for the Nov. 5 General Election begins in Polk County on Monday and continues through Nov. 3, according to a ...

One hundred sixty people were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month in a sting operation cracking ...

A five-day human trafficking operation in Polk County led to 157 arrests. The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said the ...

Central Florida's commercial real estate marketplace is oversupplied in some sectors, undersupplied in others. Here's a ...

During a five-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, which began on October 2, 2024, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

It applies to Collier, Glades, Highlands, Indian River, Manatee, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota and St. Lucie ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday issued an order allowing voting-related changes in counties hammered by Hurricane Milton, the second time in less than a month flexibility has been given to ...

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