Seven months after expressing anger over ICE attempts to recruit Polk deputies, Sheriff Grady Judd courts agents going ...

A Wednesday evening meal at a local Cracker Barrel ended in handcuffs for a 27-year-old man wanted halfway across the country. Around 4:48 p.m. on March 19, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

A former firefighter is suing Polk County, alleging discrimination based on his gender identity after a job offer was rescinded.

A triple fatal crash in Polk County is under investigation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About one in seven Polk County residents received food stamps in September to avoid hunger, according to a Florida database, and ...

Polk County, and much of Central Florida, could see severe weather the afternoon of March 16, followed by wind chills in the ...

A solemn homecoming is planned for Wednesday, March 18, for U.S. Army Reserve Major Cody A. Khork, 35, the Polk County ...

POLK COUNTY, Florida — A Polk County citrus grower just opened Florida’s first U-pick grove grown entirely inside a CUPS structure — a screened system designed to physically block the tiny insects ...

A Florida Army veteran killed in the line of duty is being returned to his home state.According to the Polk County Sheriff's ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — On February 15, 2026, a teacher at Bartow High School was arrested after intentionally setting a backyard fire that escalated and burned around five acres. Brian Webster is charged ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — On Friday, law enforcement officials from across Florida announced the results of a major drug trafficking investigation that covered six counties and ended in 51 arrests.