ORLANDO, Fla. – A new warning sign was posted in Polk County after a woman was recently attacked and killed by an alligator.

A Keizer man was sentenced May 8 in Polk County to six years and three months in prison for sexually abusing a 5-year-old in ...

The ongoing drama among Polk County leaders continues as the deputy county administrator files yet another suit against ...

A Polk County judge on May 13 found a 72-year-old Willamina man guilty of encouraging child sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a minor.

New details have been released about a former Burlington area man and former Burlington police reserve officer recently ...

Some students will get out of school as early as May 22. Others will have to wait until June 5. Most, though, will leave the ...

Police arrested 46-year-old James Michael Madden, of Keizer, at Portland International Airport on Sept. 22, 2024, while he ...

Better Together aims to prevent the need for foster care. The volunteer-driven has expanded its presence in Polk County over the past year.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office investigates after a man, shot in the chest, crashed into a house and ran over a man on a ...

The crash happened after the driver was shot during a "potential drug transaction," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.

As part of his sentence, Ertz must register as a sex offender and be monitored for the rest of his life by the Department of ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims from Monday’s double murder as Davin Boutwell, 19, and Nathaniel ...