An ethics complaint against former Polk Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Charlie True has been dismissed, but the department ...

The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) is bringing back its annual tradition of spreading holiday cheer! They're collecting new, ...

Polk County Sheriff Mark Garton was retaining ... He has been the emergency services chief since 2020 and led the fire department since its inception in 2022. Garton’s campaign has raised ...

Rescue services, including sheriff’s deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue units, swiftly responded. The event also prompted ...

A Lakeland man was arrested Tuesday morning after police said they found his wife dead with more than 20 stab wounds.

Lakeland police said the man called 911 to say he stabbed his wife during an altercation. She had 20 stab wounds.

Deljie Tyson, 50, has been charged with second-degree murder with a weapon after he allegedly stabbed and killed his wife, 46 ...

Several investigations are underway after a Polk County deputy shot and killed a man during a domestic battery call Saturday ...

A five-day undercover operation that began on Oct. 2 resulted in 157 arrests, the Polk ... Haven Fire departments, the release said. The Office of the State Attorney 10th Judicial Circuit, State ...