WINTER HAVEN — Polk County Commissioner Charles R. Richardson Sr. tried to keep his failing health from interfering with his duties. He went about the business of helping to run the government ...

LAKELAND -- Polk County Commissioner Charles Richardson died early Wednesday. He was 54. Elected in November 2002, Richardson was diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer earlier this year. He ha… ...

LAKELAND -- A jail inmate broke the arms of two detention deputies Thursday night at the South County Jail in Frostproof, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported Friday afternoon. The inmate at t… ...

LIVINGSTON, TX (KTRE) - After the Polk County Sheriff's Office opened an investigation to allegations that drugs and other contraband were getting smuggled into the jail, five people were charged ...