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

A 31-year-old Winter Haven man, John Caleb Zelinko, was arrested Wednesday night after leading a Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Recent heavy rains lowered the risk of wildfires in Polk County. The wet weather pattern led to a repeal of an April 15 burn ...

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.