POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Ed Alexander and Bartow Police Officer Mark Sills, who were shot in the line ...

Some of the rioters who tried to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are now considering running for office after ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office has released preliminary information on officer-involved shooting that occurred late last night in Bartow.

Renters in Polk County saw apartment listing prices decrease from February's average of $1,235, an analysis of new data from ...

A Florida man who held his parents hostage for several hours Friday is dead following a shootout with law enforcement that left one deputy and one police officer wounded, officials said.

Bartow High School's head football coach was arrested for inappropriate behavior towards female students, deputies said on Thursday.

On April 18, 2025, a shooting incident in Bartow, Florida, left both a suspect and two police officers injured, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 ...

Two Bartow police officers and a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are recovering after being shot Friday ...

Two law enforcement officers were shot in Polk County on Friday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men for organized theft crimes that they say also had ties to the Venezuelan ...

Officials say five undocumented immigrants, believed to be members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, have been arrested ...

Rumors of foul play swirled on social media in the moments after the 6-year-old girl's body was found. Those were squashed by ...