This year is the first presidential election since Iowa Republican lawmakers cut the time allowed for all forms of voting and ...

On September 26, 2024, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide detectives arrested and charged 25-year-old Beatrice Taylor of Dundee with one count aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person (F-1) aft ...

Relief efforts continue in Asheville and the Western North Carolina area where a major disaster due to Tropical Storm Helene ...

A home health aide in Polk County is charged with aggravated manslaughter; a former deputy faces charges for indecent ...

Beatrice Taylor, a 25-year-old home health aide from Dundee, was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter of an ...

One of the students, a 10-year-old boy, was arrested and held for 10 days for allegedly sending a threatening Snapchat ...

Effective Tuesday, Oct. 1, Polk County Solid Waste will collect household waste and yard waste on the same day. Yard waste and household waste can be collected by the same truck. If you are a ...

To support small businesses who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene, FloridaCommerce has activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program.

Stay up to speed on Week 6 high school football from around Polk County, as the last games that have been rescheduled from ...

Information about county cleanup and tips for residents after Hurricane Helene. Recovery efforts such as debris collection ...

Another arrest over the weekend was of a former deputy sheriff, who was arrested for exposing his sexual organs while off-duty. Officials said the suspect immediately resigned after his arrest. WFLA ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A home health aide is behind bars after deputies say an 86-year-old Winter Haven man died under her care ...