Tommy Lee Myers is wanted for sexual battery against a child under the age of 16, child molestation, and cruelty to children ...

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

Christopher C.E. Chaney, 40, of Des Moines, was taken into custody 9 a.m. May 15, at the Polk County Jail on an Adair County warrant for the charge of contempt — violation of a no contact order.

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.

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 ...

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

Sheriff Byron Lyons stated, “These arrests highlight the importance of cooperation between agencies and our unwavering ...

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

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

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