Nearly three years after Polk County deputies responded to a tragic call at a Davenport home, a father has been sentenced to ...

A fatal traffic crash involving a motorcycle claimed the life of a local man on Saturday evening, April 19, 2025. Officers with the Auburndale Police Department responded to the scene at the ...

Banker’s Brew Coffee, a popular local café in downtown Bartow, announced it will be closed on Saturday, April 19, following a shooting incident that occurred just outside its location on Friday ...

On April 18, 2025, a shooting incident in Bartow, Florida, left both a suspect and two police officers injured, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. this morning, Friday, April 18, 2025, at the Sheriff’s Operations Center in Winter Haven. The briefing will address the ...

A tragic shooting unfolded Thursday on the campus of Florida State University, leaving two people dead and at least six others hospitalized, including the alleged gunman, authorities said. In an ...

A group of criminal illegal aliens committing organized theft crimes in the central Florida area have been arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Organized Retail Crime Unit detectives. The group is ...

Tyler Eden, DOB 01/18/1994, of Bartow has been charged with Lewd Offense against a Student by an Authority Figure (F2), Lewd and Lascivious Touching of a Minor (F3), and Voyeurism (M1).