Polk County deputies are currently investigating two consecutive fatal crashes, one of which involves a hit-and-run driver.

Polk County's childhood vaccination rate has declined from 96.3% in 2021 to 92.5% in 2025, according to state records.

S ARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - A large drug trafficking ring has been shut down in Polk County, resulting in 32 arrests, Sheriff Grady Judd said Friday. Detectives and tactical units of the sheriff’s ...

AND AUTHORITIES HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED IN A CRASH EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S ...

Polk County Fire Rescue is praising a group of first responders who worked quickly to deliver a baby within minutes of ...

Rick Nolte, who died at age 69, was in his first term on the Polk County School Board after ousting incumbent Sarah Fortney in the 2022 election.

Operation “Capital City Crack Down” seizes over $150,000 in narcotics, recovers firearms, and leads to a murder charge. POLK ...

Two others are scheduled before Sept. 17. Kayle B. Bates, 67, convicted of killing of a Bay County woman in 1992, is scheduled for execution on Aug. 19 after the Florida Supreme Court denied a ...

First responders were called to the crash around 3:34 p.m. on Tuesday on 150th Avenue, east of County Road H in Apple River.

A man and woman have been charged with child abuse in relation to a five-month-old in North Carolina. The Polk County Sheriff ...