A Polk County man was charged with attempted murder and animal cruelty after deputies said he set a home on fire, with a ...

Jimmy Griffin, a former Houston firefighter and resident of Liberty, Texas, was convicted on Thursday, Oct. 24, for the prolonged sexual abuse of his two stepdaughters. The abuse spanned an ...

With standing water left from Hurricane Milton leading to more mosquitoes, Polk County Mosquito Control plans to increase aerial spraying starting tonight.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a family disturbance on Sunset Circle Lake in Lake Alfred on Thursday.

The Florida Lottery announced that Richard Hawkins, of Lakeland, claimed a $2 million top prize from the TRIPLE 777 Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.

The A.G.'s office found that Capt. Chad Steffen, Jacob Boekhoff, a senior police officer, and officer Frankie Contreras were justified when they shot Joshua Green on Sept. 16.

A man was charged with attempted murder and animal cruelty after deputies said he set a home on fire, with a 4-month-old ...

An argument allegedly over drug addiction ended with a Polk County mother and baby running for their lives to escape a house ...

A 35-year-old man is behind bars after deputies say he set a house on fire while a 4-month-old baby and cat were inside Thursday afternoon in Lake Alfred.

Iowa has a long history as a presidential battleground state, but when voters cast their ballots in the general election on ...

Visits Green River Cove area near Saluda to speak with local officials SALUDA—North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper visited Polk ...