A Facebook Marketplace deal gone bad. An apartment complex melee. A confrontation at a bar. In all three, defendants say it ...

A federal immigration agent was injured Tuesday in Polk County while attempting to arrest a man accused of entering the ...

Two special agents from Homeland Security Investigations attempted to take the man into custody on Reynolds Road. A ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd spoke to reporters Tuesday after he said an ICE agent was attacked and injured while trying to ...

Teen's Need for Speed Ends with Jail Time After Clocking 112 MPH on US 27 WAVERLY, FL – A late-night traffic stop on Friday, ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A grass-roots organization in Polk County called PEACE is calling on the sheriff’s office to provide a pre-arrest diversion option to more people being arrested for what they ...

Suspect, Citing Workplace Frustrations, Faces Multiple Charges Including Felony Gun Possession LAKELAND, Fla. - A tense situation unfolded in an east Lakeland neighborhood Tuesday evening when a man ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With tactical officers dressed in black and armed with M4 assault rifles standing watch about 400 inmates have moved from downtown Des Moines jails to ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN)—Several boaters were arrested following a brawl near a small and usually quiet lakeside community in Polk County and while major crimes don’t happen everyday in the ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

The Ledger analyzed salary data for 13 public institutions throughout Polk County. The top earners made more than $274,000.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A traffic stop on Thursday afternoon in Lakeland led to the arrest of a 25-year-old Winter Haven man after a deputy clocked his vehicle ...