A stash of jewelry worth $16,000 mysteriously vanished as its owner was recuperating from surgery, according to investigators ...

Bojangles Restaurant in Haines City set to open at 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 29 to the public. A ribbon cutting and lunch for first responders on Monday, July 28.

Last week, though, she was home, in pain and with her son, Dominick, making a quick and urgent entrance. Not long after being ...

The Florida Department of Governmental Efficiency has hit Polk County and its 17 municipalities, with a demand to provide ...

Five of the fastest-growing cities or 'boomtowns' in the country are in Florida and one of them is in Polk County.

Three Lakeland residents face RICO charges for a massive bank fraud that left hundreds of victims in its wake.

During Tuesday’s city council meeting, Vero Beach City Manager Monte Falls recommended granting the extension.

For thousands of drivers traveling between Volusia and Seminole counties, the daily commute on Interstate 4 is a huge ...

The Bartow Police Department is pledging to make changes after officers pulled over a local pastor and a K-9 unit searched ...

Driver Killed in Fiery Head-On Crash While Attempting to Pass Vehicles on Polk City Road Lake Alfred, Fla. (July 18, 2025) – A fatal head-on collision involving a BMW sedan and a dump truck early Frid ...

It happened just before 6:00 a.m. Friday on Polk City Road, east of Hwy 557 in Lake Alfred. The Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

Alexander Katchalov, a 28-year-old registered sex offender, is now charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a victim aged 12-16, failure to comply with sex offender registration and ...