A woman said authorities in Polk County, Florida, accused her of lying about being raped by her uncle, according to her ...

While some thought the song was harmless, others, including the 6-year-old's mother, found it racist and offensive.

The $150,000 grant from Volunteer Florida Foundation grant will provide critical funding for the Polk Milton Recovery ...

In a letter to Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid, the U.S. Department of Education states its Office ...

Walter Frymire, 51, was arrested after a series of bizarre events that began with a call about a naked man at a public park ...

He brought a thermos into jail. That’s right, he put it in the exit ramp,” Sheriff Judd said in a way only he could explain. ...

From burning teenagers alive to fighting school integration, Polk County has long failed to protect Black children. A ...

A new Florida law has significantly increased the number of schools labeled as "Persistently Low-Performing." The change in definition caused the number of such schools in Polk County to jump from ...

A Florida man had quite the surprise for deputies when he was booked into jail: a thermos that he apparently had inserted through his backside, authorities said.

A Florida man who is no stranger to the law wound up back in jail and the subject of one of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd’s ...