UPDATE: PCSO has recovered Austin Welch's body in the Peace River. He was trapped by debris near where he was last seen by his mother, not far away from where he went under (a couple hundred yards from the...
From The State Attorney's Office
Gary Carroll said there were a number of reasons he didn’t stop after striking and killing someone with his vehicle on the way home from a party.
In addition to claiming he hit an animal, to...
Frostproof, Florida - According to Polk County Sheriff's Office documents John Liddell 19 (of Fairview Ave. in Bartow) was arrested this past week and charged with Lewd Battery. According to the arrest affidavit Liddell allegedly met what he thought...
PCFR employees graduate EMT and Paramedic programs
BARTOW, Fla. (August 12, 2016) – Five Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) employees are one step closer to becoming a paramedic and three PCFR Proactive Diversity Recruitment and Training Program (PDRTP) recruits will...
*FRIENDLY REMINDER* Bartow Police will begin enforcing the new Parking Ordinance. Changes include an increase in fines from $5 to $20, and an increase in the fine for illegally parking in handicapped designated spaces from $100 to $250. In...
Polk State College is offering free training for those seeking entry-level positions in the manufacturing industry. The next session of the College’s CNC Operator Training Program begins Aug. 15.
Classes take place Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Polk State Clear Springs Advanced...
Bartow, Florida - According to published reports a three-judge panel at the Lakeland-based 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled 2-1 that Dion Kaseta, Lake Wales, deserves a new trial. Kaseta was accused of murdering a Lake Wales woman named...
Office of the State Attorney 10th Judicial Circuit - Release
Bartow, Florida - Five kilograms of methamphetamine were entered as evidence in a two-day trial where jurors found Crystal Caldwell guilty of trafficking.
Caldwell, 34, of Auburndale, faces a minimum of 15 years...
Bartow, Florida - Richard R. Frisbie, 92, long-time Bartow business and civic leader, died on Monday afternoon, July 25, 2016, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, several weeks after suffering a stroke. He was born in Tampa on Feb....
Travel Softball Team Bartow Intimidators Take Home the World Series Title
The team just returned back home from playing in Panama City Beach. They won the 2016 USFA World Series.
These girls worked so hard all week and battled to the...
