Norris' leave comes as the Board of Supervisors recently named new leadership and welcomed new members to their ranks.

Jesse Bernard Floyd, 24, plead guilty to charges of attempted statutory sexual offense with a child 15 years of age or ...

A 56-year-old man with a history of exposing himself in public was caught again, this time for allegedly touching himself at ...

Police have confirmed the identity of the body found floating in Lake Clinch to be 26-year-old Daniel Angeles-Dimas, who had been missing since Jan. 2.

The man met and befriended the child on a social media website and started soliciting the child for nude pictures and sex, ...

A 24-year-old defendant was sentenced to up to 17½ years in prison on Tuesday after he was convicted on four sexual offense charges involving a child, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced.

Polk County Libraries will be hosting two events within the next month that will utilize creativity and uniqueness while having fun with others in the community. On Thursday, January 9, the library ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was sworn in for his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday morning in Lakeland. Residents have reelected Judd for more than a decade as he's held the title ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Melbourne man is facing serious charges after a road rage incident escalated into an alleged aggravated ...

A Hardee County corrections officer was arrested in Polk County for DUI and property damage after hitting a sign.

Polk County’s top administrator has been placed on administrative leave. Polk County Community Relations Specialist Jon ...

The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive Thursday, Jan. 16, at First Baptist Church of Rockmart, 311 E. Elm ...