Polk County

WINTER HAVEN, FL – December 3, 2025 – The City of Winter Haven held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today marking the…

LAKE WALES, FL — On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., Lake Wales Police Department officers responded to…

Lakeland, FL – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred Saturday, November 29,…

LAKE ALFRED, FL — A Polk County jury has convicted Steven Macias of armed trafficking in amphetamine, armed trafficking in…

Early this morning, at approximately 1:10 a.m., a fatal traffic crash occurred on State Road 60 east of Clarence Gordon…

LAKELAND, FL — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that occurred on Saturday,…

Osceola County, FL – On Thursday, November 27, 2025, at approximately 11:41 p.m., a 44-year-old Davenport man, Eddy Edmond, was…

PLANT CITY, FL — The Florida Strawberry Festival has added two new headline acts to its 2026 entertainment lineup: Legends…

Polk County has enacted a mandatory burn ban effective today until further notice. The ban applies countywide and includes the…

BARTOW, FL – The Bartow Police Department is currently accepting applications for its newly established Citizen Advisory Board. The board…