On December 31, 2024, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged 30-year-old Kody Wills of Lakeland, with DUI manslaughter (F2), DUI causing serious bodily injury (F3), and two counts of ...

The Haines City Police Department Criminal Investigations Division is investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of Tennessee Street within the city limits of Haines City. On Sunday, December ...

The Polk County Fire Rescue is currently on scene of a commercial structure fire at Pizza Connection in Auburndale. According to initial reports the incident was called in at 9:02pm. One person was ...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away today at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, ...

The Haines City Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Way within the city limits of Haines City. On December 27, 2024, at ...

Update: Haines City Police Department’s vehicle of interest involved in last night’s homicide. The vehicle appears to be a ...

The sixth case of rabies in Polk County this year has been confirmed in the area of Oak Avenue, Fort Meade. On Thursday, December 19, 2024, a dead bat was found inside a kennel with three Alaskan ...

The Haines City Police Department arrested Jordan F. Simmons after he allegedly took a shower, slept on bed, stole personal items including a handgun and ate food out of the station refrigerator. The ...