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

Two masked men who were caught pulling on car door handles early Tuesday morning have been connected to nearly two dozen ...

A suspect is in custody after Lakeland Police say a fight escalated into a shooting that killed a 37-year-old man and left an ...

An 18-year-old, Moses Ojeda, faces first-degree murder charges for stabbing an 81-year-old man over 100 times.

Polk County Fire Rescue plans to open its new Moore Road Fire Station 25 on May 23 at 8525 Moore Road in Lakeland. The ...

Polk County residents are deciding whether to approve a levy to fund operations and repairs at the Polk County Fairgrounds in ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home ...

On Tuesday, Polk County commissioners approved an ordinance, "Polk County Waterway Protection Code," to establish designated ...

Tommy Lee Myers is wanted for sexual battery against a child under the age of 16, child molestation, and cruelty to children ...

Polk County was considering changes to its land-use codes, including some that would address flooding and public notice of ...

Families gathered on a sunny, windy morning to see the opening of a new natural playscape for children at the Chichaqua ...

The shooting stemmed from an argument between two men over the treatment of the victim's son, investigators determined.