Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered his opening statement at the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations despite being ...

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

An 18-year-old, Moses Ojeda, faces first-degree murder charges for stabbing an 81-year-old man over 100 times.

The shooting stemmed from an argument between two men over the treatment of the victim's son, investigators determined.

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

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

A Sheridan man will spend more than three years in prison for breaking into a home and killing a domesticated goat.

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

Polk County was considering changes to its land-use codes, including some that would address flooding and public notice of ...

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

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