The Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office is hosting a passport application event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at two branch offices.

A federal agency recently approved using a slightly radioactive byproduct in a test road in Polk County. Ideally, roads ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to conduct prescribed burns through March at the Green Swamp Wilderness ...

The jury reached the verdict in the case of Tracey Nix, 67, of Hardee County. She left her 7-month-old granddaughter in a hot car, where the baby died. As the ABC Action News I-Team first revealed ...

Authorities were called to a home in Grimes Tuesday morning for an apparent death. The Polk County Sheriff's Office confirmed ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and others for ...

During a stop at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed a list of statewide immigration measures ahead ...

On inauguration day, DeSantis said they are approaching the new administration to “end the illegal immigration crisis in the United States.” He emphasized the significance of local and state support ...

Several local and state officials, including Governor Ron DeSantis and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, talked about Florida's ...

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office press release, at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 14, deputies responded ...

A Polk County man was arrested for DUI after having a blood alcohol 6.5 times the legal limit, officials said.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is still investigating the death of a Grimes woman found deceased in a backyard Tuesday.