A sweeping multi-agency undercover operation in Polk County culminated in the arrests of 255 individuals allegedly involved ...

A Lakeland man was accused of setting his house on fire while his roommates were home. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Eddie Thomas, 69, set fire to the group home he was living in on May 15.

A convicted felon in Florida faces attempted murder charges after authorities say he set his own home ablaze with five of his ...

Eagle Healthcare LLC is laying off 250 workers across Florida, including in Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties, after ...

A Florida man shot and killed his stepson in Polk County, Florida, police say. Authorities said it started as an argument ...

A man, who Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says has an extensive criminal history, has been charged with five counts of ...

Polk County’s four members of the U.S. House voted along partisan lines on “One Big Beautiful Act,” the reconciliation ...

Here’s a look at scheduled Bay area events: Clearwater Honor Fest May 25. Florida Veterans Memorial Plaza in Clearwater This ...

Here's when the last day of school is in Palm Beach County and an alphabetical list of the last days of school in all 67 counties in Florida.

The big story: Mandatory later start times for Florida’s middle and high schools are no more. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday ...

Trustee Ashley Bell Barnett accused Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti of concealing enrollment numbers and ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations ...