Officials in Polk County say floodwaters also caused a surge in mosquito populations and have asked the Florida Department of Agriculture (FDA) for help. READ MORE: Sheriff Grady Judd: Polk County mom ...

The three-way race for Polk County Commission District 1 to replace outgoing Commissioner George Lindsey includes a Republican nominee, a Democrat and a write-in candidate. District 1 includes ...

Senior quarterback Amari Turner hooked up with sophomore receiver Joseph Howard Jr. for a 10-yard touchdown, while kicker Luke Slagel added a 42-yard field goal, too. Defensively, senior ...

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County man was charged with attempted murder and animal cruelty after deputies said he set a home on fire, with a 4-month-old and a woman inside. On Thursday ...

The crash happened around 6:15 a.m. on County Line Road at Ewell Road in unincorporated Lakeland. Deputies say a father was driving south on County Line Road taking his two sons, ages 14 and 16 ...

Rich Hein/Sun-Times file Share A Melrose Park man was sentenced to 47 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing Joseph Kromelis ... He had been held in Cook County Jail since his ...

Action News was there as Joseph Cavanaugh, 21, was taken into custody at his home in Levittown, Pa. on Friday morning. The meetups drew hundreds of people to the city, leading to reckless driving ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Schools on Thursday announced make-up dates for Hurricane Milton. “To ensure that our students receive the necessary instructional time, we have changed six of ...

BOLIVAR, Mo. (KY3) - The Polk County prosecutor dropped murder charges against a Morrisville man for the shooting death of a Bolivar High School student in July. The prosecutor ruled Corey Nielson ...

The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Granville ... as a 15-year-old girl on several social media platforms. Joseph McCartney, 45, allegedly began communicating with the officer ...

Investigators say 38-year-old Joseph Sweeney tied a noose around the teen’s neck, asking him if he was gay. Sweeney is now in custody at the Kitsap County jail being held on $50,000 bond and ...