The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into a burglary and vandalism case involving hate speech on a ...

Authorities in Polk County are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who walked out of a local convenience store with unpaid merchandise earlier this week.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)— One child is dead and another critically injured after a hit-and-run crash in Winter Haven, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives are looking for the person ...

Deputies are investigating after a multi-vehicle crash left two people dead Sunday night.

Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco is planning a press conference on a deputy-involved shooting.

A Senate fact sheet says the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act won’t preempt local zoning, raising doubts it can overcome ...

We now know the names of the 13- and 14-year-old brothers who are accused of killing another teenager in Urbandale last month.

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — Polk County deputies assisted the U.S. Marshals Service in locating a man wanted for attempted first degree murder. Investigators with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies and a PCSO animal-control officer responded to the area next to Lake Hatchineha ...

A woman died and a man was critically injured after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Polk County late Wednesday night.

BARTOW, Fla. — A Bartow teacher was arrested for violating the county's burn ban after his backyard burn sparked a five-acre brush fire, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said ...