Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigned Wednesday after being arrested for allegedly stealing cash during a traffic ...

Polk County deputy Justin Register resigned after being arrested for stealing cash from a driver during a traffic stop.

Two Polk County deputies described seeing their fellow deputy stealing money during a traffic stop in Fort Meade.

A traffic enforcement deputy with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office resigned Wednesday after being arrested for stealing cash during a traffic stop.

The deputy was praised in February for making more than 200 DUI arrests last year. Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said all of his ...

The BriefThe Polk County Sheriff's Office says Deputy Justin Register stole cash out of a driver's wallet during a recent ...

After a failed motion to fire Fort Meade’s interim city manager, Alis Drumgo, commissioners considered extending his ...

The Fort Meade City Commission approved land-use and zoning changes on 1,164 acres to accommodate a proposed 4.4 ...

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

A large data center campus could be coming to Florida. The News Chief reports that the Fort Meade city commission voted 5-0 ...

Two people were arrested early Thursday after deputies said they were caught hunting deer from a Polk County road and led ...