A judge paused T.J. Wiggins' federal trial so his Polk County death penalty trial on triple-murder charges can proceed.

Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished ahead of schedule, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday. The project, adding one lane in each ...

Sheriff’s deputies in Polk County shot and killed a man they say charged at them with a knife after wandering into a Lake ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) is currently investigating a deputy-involved shooting that occurred today on ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

Dr. Keiva Lark, 53, has been charged with lewd/lascivious conduct and lewd offense against a student by an authority figure, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Through an ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — Sheriff Grady Judd discusses a deputy-involved shooting that happened in Lake Wales.

Gilbert James (Jimmy) Engelman Jr., age 88, originally from Rochester, PA, passed away on March 26, 2025. He was born on July 17, 1936, to Gilbert J. (Bud) and Jean Portman Engelman. He was ...

Friday afternoon, Loudon County Sheriff Jimmy Davis shared additional information into the recovery mission for two teenagers who they believe may have jumped into the Tennessee River from the I ...

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

An elderly man was found and rescued on Sunday after wandering away from a Polk County nursing home, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Unincorporated areas of ...