Nearly 50 protests are planned across Florida July 17, in response to what organizers call "civil and human attacks" by the ...

Polk County residents will have three chances to attend public hearings on a tentative millage rate increase by the county ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office said after inmate Dewayne Young’s tray was collected, he got more agitated and began to flood ...

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

The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive Thursday, July 17, at First Baptist Church of Rockmart, 311 E. Elm ...

In a statement, Sheriff Johnny Moats said staff were collecting lunch trays from cells when an inmate, Dewayne Young, became ...

Tallahassee, central Panhandle: There is a marginal risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe weather today across portions of South Georgia into the Florida Big Bend. Damaging wind gusts are the primary concern ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) intensified its efforts against impaired driving last month, resulting in the arrest of 65 ...

A Georgia man found hiding behind a dumpster after allegedly breaking a van window in Lakeland is now facing a trip back to ...

While President Donald Trump’s administration has dropped or rolled-back several high-profile actions against the US digital ...

CEDARTOWN, Ga. — Two Polk County Jail officers were hospitalized Saturday after being stabbed multiple times by an inmate wielding a homemade weapon, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Maddox Moore, 15, of Polk County, was visiting his grandparents in New Smyrna Beach earlier this month when he was hit by a ...