A man has been deemed incompetent to proceed after allegedly shooting and killing a man in a Polk County barn in June 2023. Online court documents show Shane Ellzey appeared in ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. \- 39-year-old John Batista of Poinciana apparently missed the memo about keeping calm and carrying on.

Several counties are emphasizing how seriously threats are being taken and highlighting their added security measures.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 15-year-old, Samuel Oquendo, in connection ...

Polk County, Florida, law enforcement and school administrators are working together to hold students who make threats to ...

How much of a premier matchup it is will be seen when the two teams meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lakeland's Bryant Stadium. Lakeland ...

Polk County Public Schools has seen an alarming increase in students making online threats to either bomb or shoot up a school. In the first 28 days of school there have been 24 students arrested.

By Carl Fish Press Release City Of Bartow Ribbon Cutting planned for Oct. 4 The City of Bartow will cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Bartow Sports Complex, located at 850 County Road 555, on ...

Twenty-four students have started the school year in Polk County in handcuffs and kicked out of school after making threats, ...

In the 28 days since school began in August, law enforcement had arrested 24 students for making threats, Polk Superintendent ...

Sarah McKay, who was born 98 years ago in Lakeland and paved the way for women to lead local civic boards, died Tuesday at ...

Anthony Jermaine Hoyte was arrested after a high-speed chase reaching 130 mph, spanning several Florida counties and ending ...