A Bartow man was indicted for first-degree murder on Thursday after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he sold cocaine to a ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said he sold the cocaine that killed a 65-year-old Bartow woman in October 2024.

Homeowner Scott Fitzwater said a large branch from the towering water oak came crashing through the roof over his bedroom in ...

One week after they shared those concerns publicly, all of the rescues said they have been banned from rescuing animals off ...

A Bartow family is incredibly fortunate to be unharmed after a section of an 80-ton crane crashed through their roof.

A Florida homeowner couldn’t believe his eyes when part of a massive crane came crashing down on his house.The 80-ton ...

Multiple southeast animal rescue groups call for a Georgia veterinarian's license suspension after more than a dozen alleged ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued draft permits to allow the Mosaic Company to build two exploratory wells in Polk County. The proposed deep underground wells could ...

Bartow is implementing red-light cameras at eight high-risk intersections starting Monday. The program aims to reduce serious T-bone and angle crashes, mirroring successful programs in other Polk ...

Hector Arostegui Rodriguez passed away a week before he would have started high school as a Cass High Colonel.

Six new members will be inducted into the Polk Arts and Culture Hall of Fame. The inductees, including the late painter ...