LAKELAND, Fla. - A memorial service at a Polk County park turned into an armed robbery that landed four suspects behind bars.

At 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, Eugene Albert Hendry, wearing only boxer shorts, began knocking on a home, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

A Polk County deputy fatally shot a man accused of raising a hammer and charging at him, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies received a call Saturday from a 61-year-old woman who said she was being violently beaten by her husband.

Instead of honking horns in traffic jams, the public can sound off in person twice in November at the County Administration ...

Polk County deputy fatally shot Charles Edwards after he attacked his wife and charged at the deputy with a hammer.

As for the I-4 congestion, FDOT is still working toward it’s “Moving Florida Forward” initiative, which includes new lanes ...

MULBERRY, Fla. — A 28-year-old woman was shot to death after an argument escalated between two men early Thursday morning in ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff's deputies say they arrested 21 people at 12 different massage spas for alleged ...

An ethics complaint against former Polk Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Charlie True has been dismissed, but the department ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit conducted a two-day undercover operation beginning Monday, November 4, 2024, which resulted in the arrest of 21 individuals. Undercover detectives went to ...

Polk County's long-awaited sobering and mental health crisis center is ready to open to the public this fall. Last year, Polk County officials set out to renovate a vacant building at 1914 ...