Rescue services, including sheriff’s deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue units, swiftly responded. The event also prompted ...

Lakeland, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, were picked to chair committees in the Florida House for the 2025 session.

A young child was killed in a fiery crash after their father and a good Samaritan tried to save them, deputies said.

The dad, surviving child and a good Samaritan who helped were taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.

In Polk County, Florida, an undercover operation named "Operation Skin So Soft" led to the arrest of 21 women at massage ...

HIGHLANDS CITY, Fla. - A sinkhole in Polk County has opened for the second time this year. According to county officials, homeowners called 911 on Wednesday afternoon after noticing an opening near ...

A child is dead and three others, including a good Samaritan, were hospitalized following a fiery crash in Lakeland Thursday evening.

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

Months of sharp-elbowed campaigning led to a Republican rout on Election Day in Florida. Tampa Bay Times reporters talked to ...

Victim Taylor Cadle is asking Sheriff Grady Judd to admit his office denied her credible sexual assault claims. He’s too busy on TikTok.

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...