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COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home ...
HAVEN, Fla. - A 43-year-old Winter Haven man is behind bars after a Saturday night encounter with the Polk County Sheriff's ...
Families gathered on a sunny, windy morning to see the opening of a new natural playscape for children at the Chichaqua ...
Nine bills primarily sponsored by Polk County lawmakers passed in the 2025 session of the Florida Legislature, which remains incomplete.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested over 200 suspects during a nine-day-long human trafficking operation.
Sheriff Grady Judd said Jones was in the wrong place at the wrong time when an alleged drug deal ended with a car crashing ...
PCFR took one patient to a nearby hospital while another received treatment on scene. Firefighters said arson is the ...
The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons ...
Citrus Connection, the county's public transit agency, has returned more than $870,000 in taxpayer funds to Polk County.
Recent heavy rains lowered the risk of wildfires in Polk County. The wet weather pattern led to a repeal of an April 15 burn ...
A 19-year-old woman is accused of racing another vehicle at 108 mph in Polk County. LAKE WALES, Fla. - A 19-year-old woman is ...
POLK COUNTY, MN – Polk County authorities are warning residents to be wary of a scam where people are being threatened over supposed unpaid tolls. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report ...