Bartow's police chief has resigned amid "credible" allegations by an employee, the city says. What to know about the department.

LAKELAND — George Jenkins football quickly took care of business against Discovery on Friday, Aug. 28 and now can prepare for ...

The Braves won its first game of the year in grand fashion thanks to the ariel assault of quarterback Caleb McFarland, who ...

Lake Gibson at Bartow is among the top games with Polk County teams on tonight's schedule. Follow along with our live ...

Lakeland police say a man angry with a former romantic partner shot 11 rounds into a home with three children. The ex and ...

Some of the rare artifacts smuggled and seized in Florida date back 5,000 years from sites across Europe, Africa and Eastern ...

While homelessness itself is not illegal in Florida, new laws restrict where people can sleep or camp in public. A 2024 law ...

The company said it's laying off 178 employees at a County Line Road facility because the client has decided to operate its ...

Former state Sen. Jeff Brandes said that Amendment 3 has become an "orphan" measure, with neither Gov. DeSantis nor ...

Herbert Dixon, a Bartow native and tour-caliber golfer from the days of segregation who could still shoot his age late into ...

Polk County has joined the SPARK program, which provides districts with monthly coaching sessions and hands-on guidance in ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office says much of the information being shared on social media about a viral ICE arrest at HCA ...