A registered sex offender who was convicted in Hardee County in 1991 for a sex offense against a child was arrested yesterday by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit for lewd molestation of two young victims in...
BARTOW, Fla. (July 11, 2024) - Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a two-alarm commercial structure fire today at 9:50 a.m. on State Road 60 in Bartow.
PCFR Ladder 15 arrived within six minutes of being dispatched. Upon PCFR’s arrival, it...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFounder of DuckDuckJeep Movement, Allison Parliament, Passes Away
June 22, 2024 – It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Allison Parliament, the visionary founder of the DuckDuckJeep movement, on June 22, 2024. Allison's kindness,...
The City Commission is planning for the reinstatement of a Municipal Pool and Aquatics Program, and they want to hear from Bartow residents!
When the City last operated a municipal pool, it was located at the Civic Center on S....
The Luster African American Heritage Museum in Bartow is looking for volunteers to assist in the day-to-day operation of the facility. The Museum was founded by Mr. Charles Luster and his brother Dr. Harvey Lester in 1996 and has been housed in...
A 5-year old child was killed just after midnight Friday morning, June 7, 2024, and two other people suffered serious injuries, as a result of a three-vehicle crash in Auburndale.
The driver who caused the crash, 24-year old Robert Harrison of Bartow was...
Bartow Regional Medical Center is expanding to meet the needs of a growing population. The BayCare Board of Trustees approved a plan on June 4, that will take the hospital from a 72-bed hospital to 90 beds, along with enhancing...
The former Bartow police officer who remains in the Polk County Jail for his arrest on May 28, 2024 for inappropriate and criminal behavior with four teenage females, now has additional criminal charges from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives...
A Bartow Police Department officer was arrested by detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, after the PCSO was requested by Bartow PD on May 8, 2024 to investigate his actions involving four teenage females, inappropriate video, drugs, and alcohol.
24-year old Markanthony...
A pedestrian who had been struck by a car near Bartow early Friday morning, May 10, 2024, succumbed to his injuries two days later.
31-year old Angel Marchese of Eagle Lake died in the hospital on Sunday, May 12th; he was...
