Polk County Administrator John Norris may be entitled to six months compensation if he is ultimately fired after being placed ...

Having "developed probable cause," Daniel Kovacs was charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, as well as ...

The Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office is hosting a passport application event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at two branch offices.

A federal agency recently approved using a slightly radioactive byproduct in a test road in Polk County. Ideally, roads ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to conduct prescribed burns through March at the Green Swamp Wilderness ...

The jury reached the verdict in the case of Tracey Nix, 67, of Hardee County. She left her 7-month-old granddaughter in a hot car, where the baby died. As the ABC Action News I-Team first revealed ...

Collin Griffith, 17, was caught on newly released bodycam video telling his grandma, "I'm not a murderer," less than a year ...

Authorities were called to a home in Grimes Tuesday morning for an apparent death. The Polk County Sheriff's Office confirmed ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and others for ...

Testimony continued in a trial for a Hardee County woman who is accused of leaving her 7-month-old granddaughter in a hot car ...

On inauguration day, DeSantis said they are approaching the new administration to “end the illegal immigration crisis in the United States.” He emphasized the significance of local and state support ...

Several local and state officials, including Governor Ron DeSantis and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, talked about Florida's ...