A cold front is moving through Florida April 11, as drought conditions prompt the NWS to issue red flag warnings for seven counties. Here's Polk's forecast.

A man with a lengthy criminal history was booked into the Polk County Jail for the 22nd time after his most recent apparent crime spree, officials said. Michael Reading, ...

A Florida man is in the Polk County Jail after turning himself in for a Friday road rage incident, PCSO said. Deputies say ...

Dr. Keiva Lark, 53, is now on administrative leave and faces charges of lewd/lascivious conduct and lewd offense against a ...

Judge Mary Catherine Green of the 10th Judicial Circuit Court in Polk County, Florida, will retire on July ... a defendant charged with a violent crime to have no contact with the alleged victim ...

A Polk County deputy has resigned after being arrested ... according to PCSO. READ:DeSantis says Florida returned $878M in taxpayer funds to federal government after meeting with Musk, DOGE ...

When Polk County deputies showed Davis the dashcam video, he confessed to the crime. PCSO says Davis was arrested, leading deputies to recover a black Taurus pistol. Davis was booked on two counts ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) investigated a deputy-involved crash that occurred this morning, April 9, 2025, ...

There were 49 fires burning in Florida ... Miami-Dade County. Burned 26,719 acres. 100% contained. Wiggins Fire: Collier County. Burned 250 acres. 50% contained. Red Horse Fire: Polk County.

Under Florida law, that determination was necessary ... According to Bird, the homicides were a domestic violence crime "about ego and possession" after Umpleby announced she was leaving Petit ...

Florida’s attorney general seemed to signal ... she was the subject of a grand jury investigation in Polk County that reportedly probed actions taken before her suspension.