A Bartow man was indicted for first-degree murder on Thursday after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he sold cocaine to a ...

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

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 incredibly fortunate to be unharmed after a section of an 80-ton crane crashed through their roof.

Multiple southeast animal rescue groups call for a Georgia veterinarian's license suspension after more than a dozen alleged ...

Bartow is implementing red-light cameras at eight high-risk intersections starting Monday. The program aims to reduce serious T-bone and angle crashes, mirroring successful programs in other Polk ...

Bartow police pulled over and searched the vehicle of a local pastor, Dontavius Sanders, for a broken tag light, finding no illegal substances. Florida AME church leaders condemned the traffic ...

Hector Arostegui Rodriguez passed away a week before he would have started high school as a Cass High Colonel.

When officers tried to stop the car, officials said the drivers fled and sped onto Interstate 75. After a chase through Bartow County, the car lost control and crashed into the median wall. Police ...

One of Murry Bartow’s biggest basketball influences was his mild-mannered, professorial father. The other was Bobby Knight. The artful blending of the wildly varying styles has sustained Bartow ...