POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Haines City man with a penchant for sticky fingers found himself in trouble with the law again after a ...

A recent Polk County traffic stop led to five arrests, a drug bust, and the CPS custody of three endangered children.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Dundee man was arrested Wednesday after deputies found him hiding under a bed while attempting to avoid arrest on an outstanding ...

The reprimand before the Florida Supreme Court came as Judge John Flynn has faced motions to disqualify himself from some criminal cases.

One man is dead and another was hospitalized with serious injuries after a head-on collision on SR-60 in Winter Haven on Saturday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

The Polk County Legislative Delegation meeting originally scheduled for Jan. 28 has been rescheduled for Feb. 27 because of the Special Legislative Session that starts Jan. 27. The annual meeting ...

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The UK Justice Committee announced Tuesday it will relaunch a major inquiry to examine mounting delays in the County Court system. This follows new data that reveals the lengthening of trial wait ...

ABOUT SIX HOURS. RIGHT NOW, THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT PHONE SCAMS. THEY SAY PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED CALLS FROM SCAMMERS CLAIMING THEY OWE THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE MONEY ...

About 20 people jailed for violent and non-violent offenses are expected to be released from the jail. A few inmates had been released from the D.C. jail in Southeast by midday Tuesday ...

The justice select committee has launched a new inquiry into the county court, “amid persistent concerns over capacity and resources”, after the previous one was cut short by the election. The most ...

Lancashire County Council has confirmed Axel Rudakubana ... The authority has welcomed the announcement of a public inquiry into the failings to identify Rudakubana as a threat prior to the ...