A Bartow man was indicted for first-degree murder on Thursday after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he sold cocaine to a woman who later died of an overdose.

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

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued draft permits to allow the Mosaic Company to build two exploratory ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is giving an update Friday on a pair of arrests in separate murder cases.

An SUV crashing into Roy’s Cafe in Barstow came within feet of striking two men enjoying a meal inside the dining area of the popular eatery. Kevin Crain told the Daily Press he and his brother were ...

What You Need To Know Two people have died and multiple people were injured after a crash on State Road 60 near Mulberry Tuesday A Bartow High School senior is among those in the hospital Polk ...

The Shiawassee County Animal Shelter held a grand reopening Saturday after it had been shuttered for more than a decade.

Each week, The News-Press and Naples Daily News will rank the top 15 football teams from Collier County, Lee County, and LaBelle.

With municipal general elections set for Nov. 4, qualifying will kick off for candidates Aug. 18 at cities across Bartow.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference on Friday to announce arrests in two separate ...