Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

The Bartow Police Department is pledging to make changes after officers pulled over a local pastor and a K-9 unit searched his car.

Bartow Tip Leads to Arrest of Accused Rapist, Headed Back to "Derby City" POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A wanted fugitive with serious charges out of Kentucky found his brief stay in Mulberry cut short today, ...

The outdoor food hall opened last year in downtown Winter Haven and features six dining options. Winter Haven’s food scene is ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - 47-year-old Kenneth DeShawn Bailey of Bartow, who was initially arrested on May 28th for retail thefts at Publix and Winn-Dixie, is now facing a more serious felony charge.

A Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer are injured after a Fort Meade man opened fire outside Bartow Lowe's on Good Friday evening.

A Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer are injured after a Fort Meade man opened fire outside Bartow Lowe's on Good Friday evening.

Two deputies were sent to the hospital after an inmate attacked them with a homemade weapon at Polk County Jail.

Jul. 2—GRAND FORKS — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam in the area. According to a release from the office on Tuesday, July 1, officers were advised by Polk ...

A Polk County man was critically wounded by a sheriff's deputy after firing shots at his wife and the deputy. The incident began with a mental health provider's 911 call reporting the man's ...

A suspect wanted for a recent assault was taken into custody, according to county jail records.

A deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office has resigned after being charged with stealing money during a traffic stop, the agency announced.