Sheriff Grady Judd highlights the bottleneck in Trump's immigration crackdown due to limited ICE resources and calls for ...

Circuit Judge Torea Spohr has submitted a letter of resignation, effective July 15, after weeks of being absent from the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A targeted Memorial Day weekend traffic initiative conducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office from ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. - A Lake Alfred man with an extensive criminal history has been arrested in connection with the theft of an ...

Timothy Schulz was shot and killed by deputies after an alligator attack and erratic behavior, which included charging at ...

A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by Polk County deputies on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent ...

Rapid growth in Florida's Heartland weighs heavily on aging infrastructure. Paving new roads harms already imperiled ...

The approved plan includes bike lanes on the main road and simple sidewalks. Residents have clamored for a separated 8- to 10 ...

A multi-agency operation in Polk County resulted in the arrest of 255 individuals allegedly involved in human trafficking, ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a multi-year grant of $75,000 annually to the World Food Prize Foundation for at least the next three fiscal years, starting July 2025.

Polk County commissioners approved no-boating zones in newly designated swimming areas in three lakes over safety concerns.

Polk County deputy tased and arrested a fleeing Venezuelan national; a Puerto Rican driver was later detained for DUI.