Tyler Hardwick must serve at least 35 years. He entered an Alford plea to 10 counts of second-degree sexual abuse and one ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted to support a network of water quality sensors in rivers and streams across Iowa.

Longtime provider of inmate evaluations pulls out of Polk County Jail after it's ruled in contempt for insisting on payment ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Health Department has confirmed the county's first case of rabies this year after a stray cat brought into a Lakeland animal clinic tested positive for the deadly ...

The lawsuit comes after investigators first criminally charged the child instead of her abuser. The victim’s abuser is now behind bars, facing a 17-year sentence. ORLANDO, Fla. - A new lawsuit accuses ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gave details about a case he said he's "never seen before" during a Facebook briefing on Wednesday morning. Judd said it began when deputies got a ...

It’s been seven weeks of high school football and there are only a handful of games remaining for Polk County teams. That means there have been so many noteworthy performances and the postseason is on ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — The Paulding County School District confirmed a McGarity Elementary School student passed away Wednesday while on a field trip with classmates to Carlton Farms in Rockmart. The Polk ...

A Winter Haven woman died Oct. 7 after her vehicle crossed in front of a Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance that was traveling in emergency mode, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The crash ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance was involved in a three-vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality, the county said Tuesday. The crash happened at about 10 a.m. on Spirit ...

AMERICAN COMMUNITY. AND THIS WEEKEND, YOU CAN BRING THE FAMILY OUT FOR A DAY OF TREATS HERE IN THE METRO. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WILL HOST ITS CANDY CRAWL EVENT. THE FUN STARTS SATURDAY ...

A pregnant Bay County Jail inmate with pre-existing heart conditions is said to have died from natural causes. An internal investigation found no evidence connecting Polk's medical treatment at the ...