A business burglary in Babson Park, Polk County, has landed a 40-year-old man with a criminal history spanning Ohio and ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference Friday afternoon to confirm one of his deputies shot and killed a man a short time earlier. Before giving details ...

The county jail accidentally released a convicted murderer before he could be sent to prison, leaving the victim’s mother more distraught and worried for her own safety. Kathan Guzman remains on ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Court documents are shedding light on what led up to an officer involved shooting in Polk County, on Monday, April 7. According to court documents ...

The owner and chef for a popular Jacksonville catering company and food truck has been identified as the man who was critically injured in the Duval County Jail Tuesday. Charles Faggart ...

A man is in custody in Polk County, Florida, after a March 30 road ... from to react other than duck and try to take cover." Jail records show that along with the violent crime charges, Perez ...

Polk County officials confirm Coffey has been released from the hospital, and was transported to jail where he awaits charges. This officer involved shooting is still being investigated by the ...

Charges include grand theft and burglary. LAKELAND, Fla. - A man is in the Polk County Jail for the 21st time after deputies say he stole an SUV along with other items during his latest crime spree.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man with a lengthy criminal history was booked into the Polk County Jail for the 22nd time after his most recent apparent crime spree, officials said. Michael Reading ...

NOW. POLK COUNTY IS TELLING US HOW THEY WILL ENFORCE A NEW LAW STARTING THIS SUMMER. THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE BILL LAST WEEK. KCCI’S PEPPER PURPURA IS AT THE STATEHOUSE TONIGHT. PEPPER.

Polk County supervisors voted 4-1 to reinstate a vacancy review program to analyze vacant positions for potential cost savings. In a split vote, the board also approved to restructure a budget ...