Polk County Parks and Recreation are hiring bus drivers for summer camp.Be part of a team that supports fun, safe summer experiences for local kids. 📅 June 8 – July 31⏰ Full-time | 40 hours per week ...

PCSO Press Release Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 23 year-old Vidal Jimenez after he assaulted an 18 year-old victim during an incident in Mulberry on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Jimenez ...

A Bartow woman is facing felony charges after investigators say she carried out a multi-state real estate fraud scheme that allegedly involved selling homes and land she did not own. According to the ...

On March 21, 2026, shortly after midnight, an electric bicycle was stolen from the porch of a residence in the Combee area of Lakeland. The bike was stolen by two suspects, and one of the suspects ...

Join us at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 26 at Polk’s Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road in Lakeland, for the next installment of our Nature Lecture Series. “Stormwater ...

Most people don’t set out to ignore their health. It usually slips down the list somewhere between the morning alarm and the last email of the day. Breakfast gets rushed or skipped. Exercise is ...

At its February meeting in Crystal River, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) discussed future management possibilities for goliath grouper, Gulf of Mexico red snapper, Gulf of ...

The PCSO Traffic Homicide Investigations Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving a CSX train that resulted in the death of a driver. The crash occurred at approximately 6:31 p.m. on Thursday, ...

After a forensic analysis of 47-year-old Steven Gugel's cell phone, Polk County Sheriff's Cyber Crime detectives have filed 16 new felonies against Gugel while he remains in the Polk County Jail from ...

LAKELAND, FL – (November 29, 2017) The Lakeland Police Department is currently investigating two suspicious homemade bottle devices found at separate locations this morning. Both were plastic bottles ...