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Polk School Board member misses most of meeting for political fundraising event
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoHe responded to questions with an emailed statement: "I take great pride in serving the residents of...
Sheriff Grady Judd sheds light on deadly gunfight with ‘sovereign citizen’ that injured 2 Polk ...
FOX 13 Tampa Bay· 4 days agoPolk County Sheriff Grady Judd provided more details after a man claiming to be a ‘sovereign...
Among the state's most alligator-infested lakes, Polk County shows up a lot. Surprise? Nah
The Lakeland Ledger· 4 days agoPolk County residents are no stranger to alligators. More than 1 million alligators call the state...
4 arrested after Polk County Sheriff’s Office disrupts Mexican drug trafficking ring, seizes $3.5...
7 News Miami· 2 days agoIn a major crackdown on a Mexican trafficking ring, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, along with...
National Firefighters Memorial Weekend is coming up, and a Polk paramedic will be honored
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA Polk County engineer-paramedic will be among seven Florida firefighters/paramedics honored over...
Polk County deputies seize 14 kilos of fentanyl, arrest 4 in undercover drug bust
The Lakeland Ledger· 7 days agoCounty deputies have seized 14 kilograms of fentanyl, worth approximately $3.5 million, as part of a...
Dog gets trapped in wastewater cleanout pipe 8 feet under Polk County home
WFLA· 6 days agoA dog was rescued after it went into a wastewater cleanout pipe and fell 8 feet down at a Polk ...
Sovereign citizen dies in gunfight after shooting 2 Polk County deputies, sheriff says
WKMG ClickOrlando· 6 days agoTwo Polk County deputies are in the ICU after being shot early Saturday by a man who Sheriff Grady...
Semi-truck hangs off overpass after crash on Polk Parkway East
WTSP-TV Tampa· 2 days agoAll lanes of Polk Parkway East were temporarily closed at Old Dixie Highway but reopened overnight.
Florida sheriff's office seizes largest amount of fentanyl in county history
The Center Square· 4 days agoIn the process, deputies seized the largest amount of fentanyl in county history of 14 kilograms, or...