The Polk County Sheriff’s Office faces jail staffing shortages. To help meet demand, deputies are asked to work extra hours ...

With nearly 500 refugees in need of assistance, Polk County will provide aid to plug the gap created by Trump's order ...

Collin Griffith will not spend time in prison after deputies accused him of murdering his mother a year after he shot his ...

Waste haulers in the county would bring garbage and recycling to the proposed facility for sorting and ship it out, likely to ...

Polk County is continuing to accept proposals for its parking lot at Fifth Avenue and Cherry Street with a March 31 deadline ...

Polk County has accepted a nearly $840,000 settlement agreement from a recently-defunct nonprofit. Why it matters: The ...

The reprimand before the Florida Supreme Court came as Judge John Flynn has faced motions to disqualify himself from some ...

The scammers, primarily targeting the elderly, claim that a family member is in legal trouble and they need money. They ...

The verdict comes after more than a week of deliberations at the Polk County Courthouse, which included testimonies from Griffith's family members and law enforcement who responded to the scene.

The public can testify in person at the hearing scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Polk County Courthouse at 850 Main St. in Dallas. Apple Tree Holdings applied in May 2024 to build an enclosed ...