Battilla, the last girls player to win the overall title at No. 1 singles on the court, capped the week by defeating McKeel ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) has arrested 36-year-old Natasha "Sugarbear" Mckenzie after she ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Michael Henson, 48, of Frostproof, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) on Friday ...

The group responsible for the mailers and text messages attacking Curtis Gibson is Floridians for Senior Care, a political ...

Beloni Petit-Frere was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of Timothy Anderson and Leslee Umpleby. The jury recommended life in prison instead of the death penalty, finding ...

As leaders in the Florida House and Senate, Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, and Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, have so far ...

LAKELAND — Chelsi Williams is an eight-time state champion in girls track and field, Winter Haven’s Benjamin Saltman reached the overall state semifinals in boys tennis last spring, and ...

An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

Officials from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative celebrated completion of an injection well at a planned water production ...

Two teens are accused of confronting a 22-year-old man during a marijuana sale, then a 16-year-old killed him, Florida deputies said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Two high schoolers are facing murder ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Frostproof man is facing felony charges after Polk County Sheriff’s deputies uncovered an illegal cockfighting operation at his residence. 26-year-old Alex Galarza was arrested ...

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in the shooting of a 22-year-old man Sunday afternoon in Frostproof, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd had ...