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Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...
FRANK MORASCO OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS NAMED AS INTERIM INSTEAD. THE LAWSUIT, FILED MAY 10TH, NAMES POLK COUNTY AND THREE OF ITS FIVE SUPERVISORS. THEY ARE CHAIRMAN MATT MCCOY AND JILL ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Two Polk County residents won $1 million each playing the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery said 45-year-old Maribel Ortega from Auburndale claimed the $1 million prize ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla -- All Black History Month, we have been celebrating Black leaders in our communities. Today, we introduce you to Polk County Fire Rescue's new chief, Dr. Hezedean Smith.
COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County investigators believe arson may have played a role in an early morning house fire that spread to a nearby vehicle. Polk County Fire Rescue said it was ...
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has been housing inmates at a Louisiana facility in order to remain in compliance. Sheriff Byron Lyons said in a press release on ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Polk County is set to receive $30 million dollars, over the next 18 years to fight what city leaders are calling an opioid crisis in the county. The National Institute of Health ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Polk County said hundreds have been arrested after a large undercover operation. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said operation “Fool Around and Find Out ...
Sheriff Judd says A vehicle that crashed into a house in Polk County. Read full article: Possible pipe bomb shuts down road in Brevard County, sheriff says As Florida continues to see a surge in ...