An appellate court removed Torea Spohr from a case, saying she had displayed bias and ignored its orders and state law, a ...

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

Timothy Schulz was shot and killed by deputies after an alligator attack and erratic behavior, which included charging at them with garden shears and attempting to grab a deputy's rifle.

Other judges are now picking up those cases as needed, said Nick Sudzina, court administrator for the 10 th Judicial Circuit. The circuit, based in Bartow, handles cases from Polk, Hardee and ...

The owner of the property on Blue Bird Avenue in Bartow intends to evict the renter who had been subleasing the house as a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla ... who designed this prominent building in Bartow that used to serve as the area’s courthouse, but you can still see all of it and what it used to be like thanks to ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA ... “The baby was literally beaten to death,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told reporters during a press conference in March. Officials said the baby died two days ...

The cameras will record any driver going at least 11 mph over the posted speed limit within those school zones.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has asked for upgraded charges because the suspect is in the country illegally.

Joshua Phillips sat down with the Times-Union in an exclusive interview at Hardee Correctional Institution 10 years after ...

Officers were called to Bluebird Ave around noon to investigate a murder. Neighbors tell ABC Action News it's usually a quiet area, and they are shocked to see a crime scene. BARTOW, Fla.

Polk County and Bartow also have agreed to build a joint fire station in the North Bartow-Highland City area along Smith Lane near U.S. 98 to provide fire services for the fast growing population ...