A deputy-involved shooting has been confirmed this evening in West Frostproof, prompting swift response from emergency services and a large law enforcement presence. At 9:33 PM, Polk County Fire ...

PCSO Press Release Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives have arrested and charged a 16-year-old convicted felon with several new felonies, including attempted first degree murder. The suspect, ...

James Coulter Get ready to be dazzled by a spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination. For the first ...

By Anita Todd HAINES CITY - In May, a potentially tragic situation was narrowly avoided in Haines City thanks to the swift ...

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at approximately 5:56 a.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near the 1300 block of U.S. 98 ...

James Coulter Lakeland will be celebrating a decade of LGBTQ pride with the 10th Annual Pride in the Park, to be hosted on ...

Polk County’s behavioral health team has launched a website to help those seeking mental health and substance use disorder resources in the county. The website features a directory of behavioral ...

Speed Humps to be Installed on Eleventh Street Southeast and Friedlander Road near Highland City by James Coulter Diane is a ...

After more than a year of uncertainty following a devastating hurricane, the Haines City Historical Museum has been assured a ...

Paul Marvin Boggs, 78, of Davenport, Florida, passed away on Friday, June 6th, 2025, at 7:48 AM, at a local hospital in ...

On Sunday, June 1, 2025, the Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit arrested a Lake Wales man for felony animal cruelty, and seized horses and goats from his property on Poe ...

Davenport, FL – A Bradenton man who is in the country illegally has been arrested and charged with manslaughter following a fatal incident at a construction site in Davenport on June 4, 2025.