The 16-year-old student, who was 15 then, said their communication began over email and then progressed to text messages, Instagram, TikTok, and Discord.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for 41 North Florida counties on Monday night ahead of a historic winter storm ...

BS Ranch, a source of odor complaints for years, no longer has required permits to operate the soil manufacturing facility, ...

The FBI provided members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office with a copy of a Jan. 14 email exchange between Wallace and one of Favorited’s team members. On that day, Wallace reportedly ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 22-year-old man from West Palm Beach was arrested on Saturday after deputies said he groomed a teen girl online before traveling to Polk County to "engage in sexual activity with ...

Jan 6 defendantsThose with Polk County ties await possible pardons from Trump The Ledger spoke to Judd before his department hosted a news conference Wednesday morning for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A crash involving two motorcycles left a 30-year-old Haines City man with serious head injuries on New Year's Day in Polk County. The crash happened around 1 a.m. in Lake ...

(This story was changed to include newer images and video.) As a historic winter storm races across North Florida, Polk County should escape freezing temperatures and snowfall through Saturday.