The lawsuit claims Lakeland officers broke department policy and thwarted other agencies' efforts to assist when they chased ...

A 47-year-old Winter Haven man was killed ... to burst into flames, the Florida Highway Patrol said. It happened just after 7 p.m. Wednesday off of SR 544 in Polk County, officials said.

Ana Maria Ruiz Perea of Winter Haven High became the first Polk County student elected as governor at the annual Girls State ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday after Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies said he "exposed and fondled himself" at Lions Park. Freddyali Garcia Rivera has been ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A traffic stop that turned into a pursuit ended with the arrest of a 19-year-old Winter Haven man on Wednesday night. Jeremiah Franklin ...

Five burglaries in Manheim Township in 2021 led police to connect a Florida man to 22 more burglaries across multiple ...

Telepsychiatry and in-person visits available in Florida. Telepsychiatry only in ... in settings such as in the home, communities, county jails, juvenile justice programs, hospitals, community ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis stood behind a “Florida Leads: Let’s Get To Work” sign on a podium during a news conference on Wednesday in Winter Haven. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Brevard County ...

Haven man who was out on probation is back behind bars after deputies say he interfered with a first responder at the scene of a car crash.

A LEGOLAND Florida spokesperson said it is making “operational changes” at its theme park that resulted in mass layoffs reported to the state of Florida last week, including more than 100 ...