Schools were released from lockdown at about 12:30 p.m. "The FBI was able to help us during this event to ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff's deputies say they arrested 21 people at 12 different massage spas for alleged ...

Ongoing road closures from Hurricane Helene's storm damage are creating traffic problems in Polk County, Tennessee, where ...

Operation in Polk County leads to the arrest of 21 women for prostitution-related offenses at massage parlors.

(This story was changed to correct a city of residence.) For the first time in eight years, a sheriff with 50 years of law ...

Incumbent sheriff Mark Garton ran unopposed for reelection in 2020 but was challenged this election by Steve Warden, a former ...

Polk County officials are working to address a 20-foot-deep sinkhole that opened Wednesday on the front lawn of a Highland ...

Becky Troutman overwhelmingly wins Polk County Commission District 1. And the county finally ends its Efficiency Commission ...

Schools in Polk and Marion counties were put on lockdown on Oct. 6 after an unknown caller threatened to be 10 minutes away ...

When Florida voters first considered loosening the prohibition against all marijuana use a decade ago, Polk County Sheriff ...

For the first time in eight years, a sheriff with 50 years of law enforcement experience in Polk County and a national following will face a challenger during the general election. Despite a ...