As 2025 comes to an end, it's time to present some important awards for the best or most impactful news stories of the year. 🧌 Most stubborn antagonist: Dirty water Catch up quick: Much of the metro ...

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has identified the victims of a deadly Polk County car crash that left two dead over ...

Previous coverage: ‘This should be a crime’: Father of paramedic injured in ambulance crash asks for arrest POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County first responders came together earlier this week to ...

Measles has been confirmed in Polk County for the first time since 1996, according to the Polk County Health Department. One case was confirmed in an unvaccinated infant who was too young to be ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office now asks everyone they encounter for their place of birth. Sheriff Grady Judd stated the policy is a response to new state immigration laws and is intended to avoid ...

Three entities in Polk County are among recipients of state grants revealed Dec. 18 by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The governor announced $311 million in awards to improve infrastructure in 37 Florida ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. — A 19-year-old is facing first-degree murder after Polk County deputies said he killed a retired 67-year-old nurse with a butcher knife and a wine bottle. During a news conference ...

Pieper Lewis, a Des Moines sex trafficking victim, has turned herself in after disappearing for 18 months while on probation. Lewis was charged with murdering one of her alleged abusers when she was ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Four Polk County detention deputies resigned and three supervisors were suspended after it was discovered an inmate believed to be sleeping was actually dead. The Polk County ...

Read full article: Man points gun at another car with child inside in Polk County road rage incident, deputies say Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds a photo of 47-year-old Jason Kenney who is ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Four Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies resigned in lieu of termination, and three supervisors were suspended without pay following the death of 55-year-old Essie Ward, whose body ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 64-year-old man was arrested Sunday after pulling a gun and pointing it toward another vehicle that had a 3-year-old child inside, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.