The circuit, based in Bartow, handles cases from Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties. Spohr has been paid throughout her absence and will continue to be paid through July 15, Sudzina said.

The A9, now reopened, was closed in both directions at the junction with Craighill Terrace for over four hours after emergency services were called to the scene. Police thanked the public for their ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. – Lake Wales woman is back in custody after allegedly violating the conditions of her pre-trial release and attempting to evade deputies who arrived to serve a warrant, according to ...

Moses Ojeda's mom dropped him off at a Bartow group home around 6:45 p.m. Saturday. Polk County Grady Judd says just five hours later, he murdered 81-year-old Patrick Benway in "a senseless and ...

A Polk County teen is charged with murder after allegedly stabbing his elderly roommate 113 times at an assisted living facility. The suspect, recently released from a hospital, reportedly heard ...

Further investigation uncovered a disturbing detail: England had been released from prison just six months prior to this incident for a Kidnapping case involving the same victim in Polk County, ...

(This story was revised to include new information.) An 18-year-old Bartow man faces a charge of first-degree murder after the Polk County Sheriff's Office said he stabbed an 81-year-old man to ...

Officers were called to Bluebird Ave around noon to investigate a murder. Neighbors tell ABC Action News it's usually a quiet area, and they are shocked to see a crime scene. BARTOW, Fla.

Audio obtained by Axios from Biden’s October 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur about classified documents found in his private home from his time as vice president was published by ...

Newly released audio recordings of then-President Joe Biden’s 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur show Biden struggling to recount key events in his personal and political life ...

Leaked audio from former President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur showed the president struggling with key memories, including when his son Beau died, when he left the ...

Audio of then-President Joe Biden’s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur in the now-closed probe over Biden’s handling of classified documents was published by Axios on Friday.