Fire Chief Hezedean Smith was placed on two weeks of administrative leave after announcing his resignation from Polk County ...

A couple on the way to the hospital welcomed their newborn daughter in a Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s substation parking ...

The following real estate transactions of more than $1 million were filed in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, ...

Harris Rabon was a Volunteer Firefighter for Oxford Volunteer Fire Department. He was a dedicated member of his church and belonged to the Masonic Lodge.

Earlier this week the Tampa Bay Innovation Center in Pinellas County announced the ninth iteration of its accelerator program ...

Russian Man In FL Illegally Exported Military Drone Technology: US DOJ A Russian citizen living in Sarasota was arrested for ...

Seven Polk County food vendors failed to meet inspection standards Sept. 9-15, according to state reports. No restaurants were shut down during the week, and only three had pest violations. All three ...

A Polk County Veterans Service officer will be stationed in the office at the Lakeland VA Clinic four days a week.

Twenty-four students have started the school year in Polk County in handcuffs and kicked out of school after making threats, ...

Since the start of the 2024-2025 school year in Polk County, 24 students have been arrested for written or online threats, ...

Leaders in Polk County are planning to use millions of dollars from the federal government to fight homelessness and the ...