Ashley Bell Barnett was elected secretary of the Governing Board of SWFMD. John Hall of Auburndale was elected treasurer.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said 45-year-old Maribel Ortega from Auburndale claimed the $1 million prize ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request, filed May 14 ...

Nine bills sponsored by Polk County legislators ... of Legal Affairs to Florida Memorial University. Central Polk Parkway East: Latest routes for East Polk County toll road shift miles to the ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request ...

Officers were called to Bluebird Ave around noon to investigate a murder. Neighbors tell ABC Action News it's usually a quiet area, and they are shocked to see a crime scene. BARTOW, Fla.

Ongoing staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail are prompting the sheriff’s office to begin housing inmates in a Louisiana jail facility. The county northeast of Houston has failed to comply ...

GRAND FORKS — A tornado touched down in rural Polk County late Thursday afternoon, May 15, according to a report on WDAY. The tornado was part of severe weather that rolled through the region ...

A former NFL star and a Red Cross Disaster Relief executive were among 244 suspects arrested by a Florida sheriff's ... officials said. The Polk County Sheriff's Office on Friday announced the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — In a multi-agency operation, 244 people were arrested on human trafficking-related offenses. In a sweeping nine-day undercover operation dubbed "Fool Around and Find ...

A Polk County resident and member of the deaf community ... He recently passed the state test without an interpreter, as mandated by Florida regulations. And he is challenging what some might ...