From 2010 to 2015, he worked as a Polk County sheriff’s deputy ... In recent weeks, his attorneys had unsuccessfully argued for a judge to suppress some of the evidence in the case. It had been ...

Payoute, who just began running the hurdles last year, won the 100 hurdles, the 400 hurdles and the high jump as the top ...

Authorities say Jonathan Brewer Jr. charged and fatally injured fellow Polk jail inmate Michael Clark. The death was not ...

A judge paused T.J. Wiggins' federal trial so his Polk County death penalty trial on triple-murder charges can proceed.

Judge Mary Catherine Green of the 10th Judicial Circuit Court in Polk County, Florida, will retire on July 31 after 26 years of service. Green, 63, is retiring early, citing a desire to move on to ...

More than 900 students from throughout Florida took part in the 70th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida, ...

Timelapse footage released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) captured the explosive ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam targeting families of recent jail inmates, urging caution and advising against sending money.

Perez, 31, punched Polk County Jail deputies and grabbed a female deputy inappropriately, making vulgar comments.

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

For more than half a century, a Judge Green has presided in Polk County. That tradition will soon end. Polk County Court Judge Mary Catherine Green announced that she will retire on July 31 after ...

POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S LIEUTENANT MARK CHANCE SAYS ... FOR A RELEASE THROUGH ELECTRONIC MONITORING MUST BE APPROVED BY A JUDGE. AN INMATE MUST BE DETERMINED, GUILTY AND SENTENCED ON THEIR CHARGES ...