The Polk County Sheriff's Office said he sold the cocaine that killed a 65-year-old Bartow woman in October 2024.

A Bartow man was indicted for first-degree murder on Thursday after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he sold cocaine to a woman who later died of an overdose.

One week after they shared those concerns publicly, all of the rescues said they have been banned from rescuing animals off ...

Homeowner Scott Fitzwater said a large branch from the towering water oak came crashing through the roof over his bedroom in ...

A Florida homeowner couldn’t believe his eyes when part of a massive crane came crashing down on his house.The 80-ton ...

A Bartow family is trying to rebuild after an 80-ton crane fell through their roof while they were having a tree removed from their yard. FOX 13’s Carla Bayron reports.

Polk County fans can get their first look at their respective high school football team in the Kickoff Classics this week.

For teachers to firefighters, EMTs and even many police officers, the average wage is often below what is needed to support a ...

Six new members will be inducted into the Polk Arts and Culture Hall of Fame. The inductees, including the late painter ...

Nobody would dream of drinking Mirror Lake’s waters, but it was actually St. Petersburg’s first municipal water supply ...

MULBERRY, Fla. — This week, fertilizer giant The Mosaic Company received approval from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to perform more test injections for drilling wastewater ...