Polk County

LAKELAND, FL — The Lakeland Police Department is recruiting ordained clergy members to serve as Volunteer Police Chaplains, providing emotional…

LAKELAND, FL — Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital will host a hiring event for registered nurses, nursing-school graduates,…

POLK CITY, FL — A fatal crash on Interstate 4 claimed the life of a 47-year-old Apopka man Tuesday morning.…

AUBURNDALE, FL — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Investigations Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving a bicyclist…

POLK COUNTY, FL. — Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former Haines City Police Department officer on…

WINTER HAVEN, FL— A 77-year-old Winter Haven woman died following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Thornhill Road west of…

CLEARWATER, FL— A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Haines City on Monday and is accused of shooting another teenager during…

BARTOW, FL – The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has officially begun, and the Polk County Emergency Management team wants to remind residents…

LAKE WALES, FL — A 19-year-old Bartow man died following an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash early Sunday morning at the…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — Traffic Homicide detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that…