More than 250 people were arrested — including a former NFL linebacker — earlier this month in a multiagency undercover operation to combat human trafficking, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing of the "Tennessee Daily Jackpot" game were: ...

Once considered one of Florida's top courses, it's fallen into disrepair. Now the owner wants to put 1,100 more homes in the ...

The owners of the community, centered around a century-old golf course ... Lake Wales Country Club and Oakwood in unincorporated Polk County. In 2020, Lake Wales adopted a new future land use ...

Detectives from the Monroe County Office ... young as 5 or 6 years old engaged in various sexual acts with adults. Detectives eventually identified the responsible individual as Nicholas John Taylor, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County Historical Museum is the curator of exhibitions, Bartholomew Delcamp. While that might be his official title with the ...

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 Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

The GBI is investigating the deaths of a mother and her 4-year-old daughter found in a home ... the bodies on April 29; the GBI and Polk County Police processed the scene and conducted interviews.

Polk County's burn ban has been lifted due to recent heavy rains lowering the fire risk. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is down to 201 as of May 14. Residents are still urged to exercise ...