Out of the 157 people who were arrested, the sheriff explained, 25 were in the US illegally from countries like Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela.

Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.

Most tolls were reinstated Oct. 14. Tolls are still suspended for several counties in central & west central Florida after ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday will detail a human trafficking investigation that resulted in 157 arrests.

Chances for development of a tropical depression have dropped, but Florida can expect windy days and rough surf.

Florida Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, must defeat Democrat Octavio Hernandez of Davenport to earn a fourth term in the ...

Millions of people evacuated from regions threatened by Hurricane Milton over the last few days, and many have been returning ...

BARTOW, Fla. — As Hurricane Milton nears landfall somewhere on the western Gulf Coast of Florida, officials in Polk County ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says it found 44 dogs and 32 cats during the hurricane last week. It's hoping to reunite ...

Central Florida's commercial real estate marketplace is oversupplied in some sectors, undersupplied in others. Here's a ...

Two families in Polk County are still out of their homes tonight after a large hole opened up sometime overnight last Thursday during Milton. Neighbors tell 10 Tampa Bay that one of the families just ...

More than 150 people, including a Disney employee and 25 illegal immigrants have been arrested in an undercover human ...