A 39-year-old man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for assaulting three Monmouth police officers as they were arresting him on felony warrants.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men for organized theft crimes that they say also had ties to the Venezuelan ...

Officials say a Florida man who held his parents hostage for several hours is dead following a shootout with law enforcement ...

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

The teen, who is from Texas, can now add Polk County Deputy Sheriff to his growing list of honorary titles. Sheriff Grady Judd swore in Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel as an honorary Polk County deputy on ...

Several inmates are facing charges after exploiting and assaulting a disabled inmate at the Polk County Jail, authorities said. Emergency repairs are being conducted on the Lake Livingston Dam due to ...

The Polk County assessor and his chief deputy are getting 10% raises while other county employees received between 3% and 4%. Some local officials are facing public concerns over raises because of ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — The National Interagency Fire Center has designated the Black Cove Complex as the highest-priority fire in the United States. Currently, 500 firefighting personnel from North ...

NOW MORE THAN 10,000 ACRES AND AT 0% CONTAINMENT. MEANWHILE, CREWS ARE SEEING PROGRESS IN POLK COUNTY. STILL, THE FIRES ARE FORCING MANY PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES. THIS ALL COMES AS TODAY MARKS SIX ...

Polk County had the highest rate of foreclosure activity in the U.S. in 2024 — ranking No. 1 after being in the top 10 for many years. One of every 172 homes in Polk County had a publicly recorded ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Three wildfires continue to burn Monday across a large portion of western Polk County with little containment. The Black Cove, Deep Woods, and Fish Hook fires have burned a ...