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 ...

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

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

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

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

Even after a court order, Florida law enforcement officers made arrests under a new state law. The judge said she was ...

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

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

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 ...

Joshua Roelofs failed to show for what was expected to be a guilty plea in a drunken driving crash that killed two men.

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

A U.S. district judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to provide probationary workers fired en masse a ...