A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver, deputies said.

Sergeant was tragically killed Monday evening by a drunk driver while attempting to remove debris from a roadway in Bartow. Dan Cooley, 69, of Bartow, a retired PCSO Sergeant, was struck and killed on ...

Two men were arrested over the weekend for firing guns out of a pickup truck, carrying two minors, around Polk County, the ...

Defense lawyers asked a Polk County judge to consider a dismissal Monday in the case of a Lufkin man beaten to death on ...

After two months on administrative leave, Polk County Administrator John Norris is set to receive more than $500,000 in ...

A budget shortfall and proposed tax overhaul put pressure on Polk County supervisors — themselves highly paid — to act on ...

Frere, convicted of the brutal stabbing deaths of his ex-girlfriend and another man at a Winter Haven motel in 2020, will ...

The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive Thursday, March 20, at First Baptist Church of Rockmart, 311 E. Elm St., from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. There ...

Polk County wasted no time establishing control Friday, scoring in the opening minute en route to a 4-0 non-conference girls ...

Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.

Polk County's interim administrator says the county will be able to balance its fiscal year 2026 budget despite facing a $7.2 ...

FWC officials will share the draft of a Land Management Plan for Creek Ranch Wildlife Management Area in eastern Polk County ...