With the departure of Polk County Administrator John Norris, supervisors will turn their attention to hiring a successor. But ...

On Monday, March 10, 2025 at around 8:40 am, the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City, notified the School Resource Deputy at the facility, that she received three phone calls from ...

A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom late last week.

Two 18-year-olds are accused of making bomb threats to the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Two 18-year-olds were arrested after deputies said they reported a fake bomb threat to their ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Palm Harbor woman faces charges after repeatedly misusing the 911 emergency line to report a "stolen" ...

Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle collision between a Fed-Ex truck and a motorcycle Monday, March 10, 2025 which resulted in the death of the motorcyclist. The ...

A motorcyclist died on Monday after Polk County deputies say he crashed into a FedEx truck while trying to pass in a ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will consider a six-figure payout to a longtime administrator at its Tuesday meeting.

Two people were injured Monday in a crash along the Des Moines River that forced a highway closure. According to the Polk ...

Deputies responded to reports of a crash on Highway 316 on the bridge crossing the Des Moines River at 11:30 a.m. Monday.