Polk County

Lake Wales, Fla. (July 18, 2025) – On July 9, 2025, former employee, Kadeem Jones, was reported to have entered…

Lakeland, FL – Starting Monday, July 21, 2025, the Florida Department of Transportation will close the Exit 38 eastbound off-ramp.…

Crime in the Polk County Sheriff’s Office primary law enforcement response area is down 24.6% for the first six months…

Update 4:30 PM The PCSO Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a dump truck that resulted in…

Lake Wales, Fla. (July 17, 2025) – The Criminal Investigations Division has identified Jason Roberts as the suspect responsible for…

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former gymnastics coach on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, after he confessed to detectives…

Polk County Public Schools has installed advanced air traffic control simulators at Bartow Executive Airport as part of a new…

Haines City Fire Dept. Press Release Haines City, FL – In the early morning hours of July 15, 2025, at…

– Update: 03:30 PM – Auburndale man fatally hit by CSX train Tuesday morning The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is…

On July 14, 1921, Morgan Bonaparte “Bone” Mizell died at the age of 58. A prominent figure in Florida’s cattle…