A 17-year-old hit in the eye with shrapnel was among the three people hurt when gunfire erupted at a crowded after-prom party, according to to Florida investigators. It happened around 3:30 a.m.

Graham was elected in 2022 after the retirement of longtime Polk County Attorney John Sarcone, and came with a background in ...

A survey of more than 2,000 Polk County residents found that 42% needed health care but were unable to receive it last year.

LAKELAND, Fla. - For Benjamin Jones, law enforcement encounters appear to be a recurring theme. Described as a career ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to come forward with information about a shooting at an after-prom ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd provided an update on the Davenport "shoutout" over the weekend that left three high schoolers ...

Principal Elizabeth Kennedy at Osceola High School issued a statement regarding three students who were injured over the ...

Apple growers in Henderson County say holdups in state and federal Helene relief is a strain on their operations.

Three times, in as many weeks, Polk County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a suspect who attacked or threatened them.

This is the third fatal shooting by Polk County deputies in three weeks ... user with outstanding warrants and reportedly ...

Under the agreement, Polk County Public Schools will pay Fortress Secured LLC up to $6.541 million for predevelopment of the ...

Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and eliminate tourism councils.