No backpacks allowed in Polk County public schools for rest of school year
Starting Wednesday, students at Polk County schools will not be allowed to bring backpacks for the remaining three days of school, the district announced Tuesday....
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'You can't unsee death': Polk Co. Sheriff urges seat belt use during Click It or Ticket campaign
As Tampa Bay area law enforcement agencies begin their Click It or Ticket campaigns, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said it is not about writing...
'Awe-Summer' returning to Legoland Florida
Legoland Florida is gearing up for the summer with the return of "Awe-Summer."...
2 Haines City men arrested in construction site theft of plywood
Two Haines City men were arrested during a construction site theft investigation on Sunday....
PHOTOS: Home goes up in flames in Lakeland
An electrical fire badly damaged a home in Lakeland on Sunday night....
Former Lakeland commissioner Michael Dunn sentenced to 3 years in prison for manslaughter
Former Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn was sentenced Monday for killing a man who allegedly tried to shoplift from his store in October 2018....
‘He wanted me to die’: Polk deputy arrested for child abuse
A Polk County deputy was arrested Wednesday for child abuse after authorities said he grabbed a girl by the neck during a session of “corporal...
Polk County woman stumbles onto 7-foot alligator chilling at her home
A Polk City woman said she had a close encounter with a 7-foot alligator while on the way to take pictures of the sunset....
'McMad': Pregnant Lakeland woman wanted after tantrum, twerking at McDonald's
Deputies are searching for a Lakeland woman who was caught on camera having an "outburst" at a McDonald's Thursday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's...
Polk County Sheriff's Office looking for man who groped and exposed himself to woman
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says deputies are looking for a man who groped and exposed himself to a woman outside a Polk City store....