Polk County had a 39% spike in overdose deaths in 2020, according to county commissioners. “The first step in fighting any addiction, is wanting to do it for yourself,” said Adkins.

Polk County Fire Rescue leadership says the department is working hard to recruit and hire emergency workers to fill vacant positions Learn more about starting a career with PCFR ...

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrived to the Sol Terra subdivision around 1 a.m. Saturday after receiving a call about a possible fight going on outside.

POLK COUNTY, Texas – KPRC 2 has obtained documents that detail the threats a 23-year-old former employee of a Christian youth camp is accused of saying to a group of children attending the camp.

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help Monday after several ATVs as well as weapons and tools were stolen from two deer leases. The burglaries ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas – Deputies in Polk County have arrested a 23-year-old former employee of a Christian youth camp near the Livingston area after they say the man made threats towards the camp.

He cussed the security guard, used a racial slur – that’s right – and then pushed the security guard,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a video statement. Dwayne Ocasio ...

Overall turnout was 11.6%, the Polk Elections Office reported. Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on X @garywhite13.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A former police officer who was fired for drinking on the job was accused of driving under the influence in Polk County. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Michael ...

POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — On March 3, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reporting that an alligator had attacked a ...

A man and an Orange County Sheriff's Office deputy are injured after the deputy ran a red light, the Florida Highway Patrol said. According to the FHP, the crash happened around 3:30 Tuesday ...

Brandon City Council has approved the subdivision of 30 lots for single-family homes to be built by Habitat for Humanity. The development on Sixth Street North, targeted for low-income families ...