Superintendent Ian Roberts' arrest, LinkedIn posts on his account describe how he's spending his time in the Polk County Jail ...

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By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune Part one of a two-part series Steve Martin has spent 53 years in prison for murdering a ...

Four Polk County detention deputies resigned and three supervisors were suspended after it was discovered an inmate believed to be sleeping was actually dead.

Essie Ward was found unresponsive in her cell at 9:30 a.m. on April 3. But an autopsy found that she had been dead for 18-24 ...

Following an internal Polk Sheriff's investigation, four detention deputies resigned in lieu of firing and three supervisors ...

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies now ask everyone they encounter for place of birth, not only those arrested, as had been the ...

The former CEO of the East Polk County Association of Realtors is accused of stealing over $81,000 from the organization. An associate of the former CEO was also arrested on charges of making ...

And this has been the case for years, as these student athletes have represented Polk County on the highest levels, including ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A burn ban has been issued for multiple communities in Polk County. On Tuesday, Polk officials issued burn bans for Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Fort Meade, Frostproof, ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — The former East Polk County Association of Realtors CEO was arrested on grand theft, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced. Jennifer Garula-Mers, 53, of Spring Hill, ...