Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 million for a municipal annex.

Though DeSantis and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd are close allies, DeSantis vetoed $689,000 that the Legislature had approved to replace a chiller at the Central County Jail in Bartow, operated ...

United Way of Central Florida expects there to be a $750,000 increase in requests this year. Bowman said this could be the last time the haunted jail tour is held at this location, as the building ...

Authorities are investigating at a Polk County, Florida jail after an inmate believed to be on drugs violently fought deputies and died after being restrained. Skip Navigation.