During a five-day-long undercover human trafficking operation in Florida, authorities arrested 157 suspects, some from ...

Out of the 157 people who were arrested, the sheriff explained, 25 were in the US illegally from countries like Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela.

A state-run emergency shelter remains open for Polk County residents, even as locally run shelters have ceased operations.

Florida Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, must defeat Democrat Octavio Hernandez of Davenport to earn a fourth term in the ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said some of the 25 illegal immigrants arrested during a sting that nabbed 157 total people allegedly received benefits when they came into the U.S. (Credit: Polk County ...

Early voting for the Nov. 5 General Election begins in Polk County on Monday and continues through Nov. 3, according to a ...

Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday issued an order allowing voting-related changes in counties hammered by Hurricane Milton, the second time in less than a month flexibility has been given to ...

One man was charged with human trafficking while three other men, including a Disney employee, were arrested for attempting ...

One hundred sixty people were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month in a sting operation cracking ...

A five-day human trafficking operation in Polk County led to 157 arrests. The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said the ...

Recovery efforts are pressing forward across Central Florida as homeowners continue to grapple with the aftermath of ...