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

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 ...

Bills filed by Polk County lawmakers cover artificial intelligence, homestead tax exemptions, prescription drugs, education ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office recently settled a lawsuit over the death of Shaun Seaman, who was killed by a violent ...

Polk County is facing more lawsuits brought by individuals detained in the county jail by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

A routine facility check at a county jail just east of Atlanta on Monday morning suddenly turned into a manhunt after officials discovered three men, all accused of violent crimes, had escaped the ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A Tarrant County Jail inmate died Sunday after being found unresponsive in her cell, officials say. Officials say life-saving measures were administered by medical personnel ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office now asks everyone they encounter for their place of birth. Sheriff Grady Judd stated the policy is a response to new state immigration laws and is intended to avoid ...

Measles has been confirmed in Polk County for the first time since 1996, according to the Polk County Health Department. One case was confirmed in an unvaccinated infant who was too young to be ...

AUBURNDALE, Fla. — Step back to the turn of the 20th century at the Ephraim Baynard Home in Auburndale. Ephraim Baynard came to Polk County with money from his family’s South Carolina rice plantation.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance was involved in a crash while transporting a patient with lights and sirens on off U.S. 27 and Lucerne Park Road. The crash, which occurred on ...

Authorities are investigating the death of a Suffolk County House of Correction inmate who was found unresponsive at the Boston detention center Sunday night, according to the Suffolk County District ...