The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reports Sheriff Tim Wright was involved in a fight while trying to retrieve his mail on Tuesday.

Homicide detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a total of six people who were involved in the double-murder that occurred in the Secret Cove neighborhood of Lakeland on Monday ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has issued an alligator advisory and installed a sign for the Tiger Creek area following ...

Andrews, Hiwassee Dam, Murphy and Tri-County Early College traveled to Polk County to compete in the 1A West Regional track & ...

Multiple arrests have been made after two people were killed in Lakeland on Monday, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.

Berry College welcomed its newest class of graduates on Saturday, May 10, during its 2025 spring commencement ceremony.

The sheriff’s office said Tuesday that they heard “a tiny cry for help coming from one of our vehicles." Inside? A kitten.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office stated that Sheriff Tim Wright was retrieving mail from a property when a man approached his ...

A fatal incident in Lakeland involved a young driver shot and a cyclist hit by his car; drugs and cash were found in the ...

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville is warning that, based on current forecasts, records could be set or tied as temperatures climb.

Guatemalan national arrested in Lakeland for DUI, traffic violations, and is being held for immigration issues.