Collin Griffith is being charged as an adult after he allegedly murdered his mother, 39-year-old Catherine Griffith.

Meanwhile with a low-pressure center along the coastline fast winds from the north have the chance to gust up to 35-40 mph.

A shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville has left at least three people with gunshot wounds, including the suspected ...

Hurricane Milton dumped so much rain over parts of Florida’s Tampa Bay area that ... related to Hurricane Milton in Fort Meade, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. The death is the 14th ...

Polk County has issued 6,886 citations to drivers in the first half of the school year, who were caught on camera failing to stop, when a school bus stop arm is out.

This has been the coldest start to January in a decade for Polk County, the NWS says. Here's what to expect as a historic ...

Drivers will start seeing heavy equipment and an increased number of crews along I-4 east of U.S. 27, the Florida Department ...

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

During his first year in practice as a pediatrician, Dr. W. Jason Cornett examined an infant brought in for treatment of a cold and an ear infection. Cornett learned that the infant, who was in ...

A few strong thunderstorms along the Panhandle and Big Bend are possible and may bring lightning, gusty winds of 40 to 50 mph ...

The incident was reported to the Florida Department of Children and Families, and on January 15, 2025, the DCF and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office initiated a follow-up investigation.

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...