Nick Polk spent 17 seasons as Director of Football Operations for the Atlanta Falcons (2004-21). In his time with Atlanta ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland woman's attempt to evade law enforcement ended with her arrest on multiple charges after a high-speed chase and crash. 38-year-old Tareva Thomas was arrested by the Polk ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is calling for stronger cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, arguing that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) needs ...

A woman who runs a pet business was arrested for 16 counts of animal neglect and cruelty by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Polk County sheriff's deputies found two men asleep in a car with a 4-year-old girl inside at a gas station pump, and when the driver awoke, he fought with a deputy and bit a ...

The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

Two men who were sleeping in a car in Polk County were arrested after one of them attacked a deputy and their police dog.

Since the Trump administration opened up schools to immigration enforcement, families are concerned what can happen to their ...

The announcement that the National Institutes of Health will cap funding for medical research has researchers fearful that their work will be decimated, NPR reports. The move could cost institutions ...

A Florida driver fast asleep beside a store’s gas pumps turned violent when awakened and bit a deputy’s K-9 partner on the ...

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 ...