A very public bowel movement was put to use when a Florida couple needed a distraction for large-scale shoplifting, according ...

A Polk County sex offender accused of assaulting a deputy on Thursday was arrested after he was caught hiding in Lake Bonnet, ...

A 22-year-old was allegedly driving a stolen car with a gun, drugs, money and ammunition inside in Polk County when he fled ...

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Tampa Bay organizations are taking note of new trafficking trends as they ...

A Hardee County corrections officer was arrested in Polk County for DUI and property damage after hitting a sign.

Polk County commissioners voted unanimously to put a levy on the May ballot to fund operations at the fairgrounds and make ...

When a deputy spotted Young and attempted to speak to him, he "physically assaulted" the deputy — ripping the deputy's gun ...

It wasn't related to the crash at Kathleen Road and George Jenkins Boulevard. A suspect was running from the Polk Sheriff's ...

Here are some of the key events in the infighting rending Polk County government, dating from the disputed choice of county administrator.

A Florida man convicted of murdering a husband and wife during a fishing trip in 1997 is scheduled to be executed next month.

James Ford, who was convicted in the 1997 murders of Greg and Kimberly Malnory, a Charlotte County couple, now is set to be ...

A man convicted of murdering a Charlotte County couple in 1997 is set to be executed after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his death warrant on Friday, the first in 2025 for the state.