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

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

The Florida Air Museum in Lakeland was started in 1980s and now has a collection of homebuilt and experimental aircraft, as ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

In addition to overseeing the county and its budget, the board makes key decisions that impact regional economic development, establish tax levies, enact ordinances, appoint individuals who serve on ...

A Florida appeals court ruled on Thursday that lawsuits against the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer at ...

A Florida appeals court has upheld a ruling that allows civil lawsuits to proceed against former Broward County sheriff's ...