In a wiretap operation – a joint effort by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, state attorney’s office and the Polk ...

Ian Roberts, who resigned as Des Moines School superintendent after his arrest on immigration charges, is set to take a plea ...

An eastern Iowa plastic surgeon accused of negligence by six Iowans has been charged by state regulators with professional ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier give an update to a yearlong investigation.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joined Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to announce the conviction of Hernando Cortez ...

A Winter Haven family is calling for the Polk County Sheriff's Office to be held accountable after they say their 15-year-old ...

The mother of a 15-year-old boy said deputies injured him while trying to serve an arrest warrant for someone who lived there ...

UP HERE IN JUST A BIT. ALL RIGHT, DAVID, IT IS NOW 1203. AND AUTHORITIES HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED IN A CRASH EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE JUST TOLD US ...

TAMPA, Fla. — This Hispanic Heritage Month, Spectrum News is shining a light on leaders in the community who are making a difference and inspiring others. That’s the case for the first Hispanic Polk ...

Also, don’t miss IHOP GRAND OPENING - Lakeland Highlands - FREE BOTTOMLESS PANCAKES on the Lakeland Patch calendar ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — UPDATE: The town hall scheduled for the Northeast Region is now taking place at Haines City Senior High School. Polk County Public Schools wants your input on a plan to rezone its ...

On Jan. 9, 2026, Andrew Ridgeway pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and tampering/fabricating with physical evidence.