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

Lawmakers responded, sending classroom door-locking revisions through both chambers. Last summer, Polk County Sheriff Grady ...

Vicar General of the Order of St. Augustine, Father Joseph Farrell, is a friend of the new Pope Leo XIV. He joins Katy Tur to ...

A Lakeland Girls Softball League coach faces several felony charges after Polk County deputies say he groomed an underage ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) has issued a cautionary advisory today, May 8, ...

The 33-year-old told deputies he sent and received nude pictures and videos from a girl who was 16 and 17 years old at the ...

During the investigation, deputies discovered that the suspect requested nude pictures of the 16-year-old teen via Snapchat ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a Lakeland man was arrested for exchanging nude photos with a teenage girl and ...

A man was arrested Tuesday and is accused of animal cruelty after the death of a horse belonging to him led to an investigation and the discovery of six more that appeared to be emaciated.

Florida’s sheriffs asked for legislative clarification of a “clunky” 2024 school-safety law. Lawmakers responded, sending ...

The gator thrashed, throwing the woman from the boat, FWC said. The woman landed on top of the gator in the water and was bitten. Her husband tried to help but was unsuccessful, FWC said. The two may ...

An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon after ...