A Thursday afternoon patrol on Bailey Road turned into a felony arrest after a local man was caught behind the wheel with a stolen firearm.

March 9, 2026 Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Polk 18 near Hatton in reference to Criminal Mischief. Timothy Hooks, 40, of Mena was arrested on a Parole Hold by an officer with Probation ...

A Wednesday evening meal at a local Cracker Barrel ended in handcuffs for a 27-year-old man wanted halfway across the country. Around 4:48 p.m. on March 19, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

With the District 87 special election just days away, Republican candidate Jon Maples is responding to questions about his ...

Three people were arrested after law enforcement said they discovered a local chop shop. According to the Hillsborough County ...

Communities are grappling with the BLM's notice that signals a significant increase in timber harvesting across 2.5 million ...

Grady Woke in Winter Haven, Florida on March 17, 2026. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd knows his county. After all, he's been elected six times, and loves ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, at least in its fifth state this year, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they ...

Ex-deputy convicted in 2022 crash on Courtney Campbell Causeway that killed two people.

TAMPA, Fla. - A 22-year-old man will spend the next 18 months in federal prison after a violent struggle with immigration agents left one officer with a ...