Human sex trafficking is a problem across the country, with advocacy groups estimating 100,000 to 150,000 victims nationwide.

Blood splatters led to that story falling apart, deputies say. Specifically, there was blood in the cab of the tractor — ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland man with a history of arrests for theft, battery, and drug offenses, and a prior state prison ...

A young horse is seeing the sun for the first time, and he is not taking it for granted.The Polk County<a class="excerpt-read ...

A young horse is seeing the sun for the first time, and he is not taking it for granted.The Polk County<a class="excerpt-read ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A collaborative effort between the U.S. Secret Service and local law enforcement led to the arrest of a ...

Polk County deputies say an illegal immigrant faces a manslaughter charge after causing his co-worker's death at a ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - What began as a search for a suspect at a Lakeland residence on Tuesday quickly escalated for two brothers ...

Thunder, a Paso Fino, was rescued Sunday, June 1, when the Polk County Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit followed up on a tip about two horses looking malnourished at a Lake Wales farm, about a ...

Wearing purple ribbons on their lapels, dozens of people called out of work or adjusted their plans to attend a Tuesday morning meeting of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners.

LAKE WALES Fla. (WWSB) - Four people are facing charges after malnourished horses and goats were found on a property in Lake Wales, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. The investigation began ...

On Sunday, June 1, 2025, the Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit arrested a Lake Wales man for felony animal cruelty, and seized horses and goats from his property on Poe ...