Following an extensive multi-agency investigation into the distribution of drugs, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office has placed ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer was arrested during a human trafficking operation in Polk County.

Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said Maribel Ortega and Kham ...

Families gathered on a sunny, windy morning to see the opening of a new natural playscape for children at the Chichaqua ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home ...

Nine bills primarily sponsored by Polk County lawmakers passed in the 2025 session of the Florida Legislature, which remains incomplete.

One suspect arrested in the prostitution sting was former NFL linebacker Adarius Taylor from Lakeland, who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2015-18. “This is the highest number of suspects ...

The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons ...

A large-scale drug investigation in Polk County ended with the arrest of one man who is accused of making and delivering ...

Recent heavy rains lowered the risk of wildfires in Polk County. The wet weather pattern led to a repeal of an April 15 burn ...

Sheriff Grady Judd said Jones was in the wrong place at the wrong time when an alleged drug deal ended with a car crashing ...

POLK COUNTY, MN – Polk County authorities are warning residents to be wary of a scam where people are being threatened over supposed unpaid tolls. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report ...