Polk County was considering changes to its land-use codes, including some that would address flooding and public notice of ...

A Polk County man is behind bars after deputies said he neglected six horses, all of which were found severely malnourished ...

FROSTPROOF, Fla. — A wrong-way head-on crash late Thursday night on Highway 27 resulted in the deaths of both drivers. That ...

Four teens face felony charges after an attack that Polk County deputies call "brutal," leaving a man with serious injuries.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the man was hospitalized for injuries to his face, including a broken nose, broken jaw, ...

The gator thrashed, throwing the woman from the boat, FWC said. The woman landed on top of the gator in the water and was bitten. Her husband tried to help but was unsuccessful, FWC said. The two may ...

Two Polk County brothers have been charged with felonies from a shooting incident in Bolivar over a month ago. According to online court dockets, Braxton and Hunter Appleton, both ...

Tara Leeann Griffin has been convicted of assault in the first degree and criminal mistreatment in the first degree involving ...

A Dallas woman was found guilty of assault and criminal mistreatment of a 6-month-old infant in her care in 2009 after a retrial in Polk County.

FROSTPROOF, Fla. (WFLA) — Two drivers were killed in a fiery wrong-way crash in Polk County on Thursday night. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the head-on crash happened in the southbound lanes ...

A Polk County man is charged after six malnourished horses were found on his property, with one horse dying despite ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office said four teens were arrested May 8 for beating a Mulberry man, who is hospitalized with severe injuries.