The Polk County Sheriff's Office ended its seasonal Marine Patrol program on Monday, according to a Facebook post.

An extreme heat warning and a heat advisory were issued by the National Weather Service for portions of Central Florida and ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has announced the immediate termination of its seasonal Marine Patrol program following a ...

An early-morning crash left a man with critical injuries after Polk County deputies say he crossed into oncoming traffic and ...

NEW CHARGES A former Polk County deputy, who resigned after being arrested for theft, now faces drug trafficking charges.

Circle B Bar Reserve's Marsh Rabbit Run trail closed due to alligator nesting season, affecting visitor access.

Polk County announced the closure of the Marsh Rabbit Run trail at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland because of alligator ...

A stash of jewelry worth $16,000 mysteriously vanished as its owner was recuperating from surgery, according to investigators ...

MidAmerican Energy says that at the peak of the outages, almost 33,000 of its customers were without power on Monday.

A Florida mother escaped a murder charge Monday after agreeing to plead guilty to lesser charges just before her trial was set to begin.

A multi-state, multi-million dollar investigation dubbed Operation Teller-to-Telegram just concluded with the arrest of ...

According to Bolivar City Fire, crews responded to the Bolivar Municipal Airport at around 6:10 p.m. for a report of a Cessna 182 airplane on fire. Crews said they extinguished the fire quickly, but ...