POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A fiery crash on State Road 570 (Polk Parkway) in Polk County has claimed the life of one driver. The ...

Jason L. Pickles alleges that he did not receive care for a gunshot wound at the South County Jail. The sheriff's office ...

Saying Commissioner Bill Braswell's accusations about her department are wrong, the Polk County HR director suggests racial bias and draws NAACP support.

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, announced Monday that he had named both Judd and Pinellas County Sheriff ...

When individuals are incarcerated, we as a society expect prison custodians will provide adequate medical needs.” ...

When current, former Polk County leaders bring complex legal challenges against one another, how do county attorneys avoid conflicts of interest?

A man faces a list of charges after troopers say he ran from them with a bag of fentanyl pills in one of his socks, and a ...

Melanie Davis, 47, was arrested in Polk County, Florida, for the 28th time last week for allegedly hitting a man with a garden hoe after he canceled plans to hang out with her.

The national fabric and craft store announced it is closing 500 of its 800 stores. There are two in Polk County. Here's where ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two known suspects who have Polk County warrants for their arrests for stealing two black swans and swan eggs from the Highland Village neighborhood ...

Members of Polk's transportation planning board seemed to want to speed up the process for the eastern toll road, but also to ...

There are 17 Florida counties with an average drought index over 500, which means there is drought and an increased risk of fire danger: As of Feb. 14, Polk County officially measured 450-499 on ...