Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has issued an official advisory urging residents and visitors to exercise extreme caution ...

The Sheriff's Office said a man who was shot during a suspected drug deal drove off wildly before striking a nearby bicyclist ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office investigates after a man, shot in the chest, crashed into a house and ran over a man on a ...

A 63-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after authorities discovered several ...

Lawmakers responded, sending classroom door-locking revisions through both chambers. Last summer, Polk County Sheriff Grady ...

Deputies believe 19-year-old Davin Boutwell was shot during a marijuana deal gone wrong, then he passed out while fleeing the scene and ran over 38-year-old Nathaniel Jones before crashing into the ...

Four teens are facing charges after a video shows them beating a 35-year-old man, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s<a ...

Florida law enforcement agencies are working with ICE in a coordinated effort to arrest individuals in the country illegally.

Polk County Sheriff's Office said four teens were arrested May 8 for beating a Mulberry man, who is hospitalized with severe ...

A woman who encountered an alligator while canoeing on Lake Kissimmee ended up in the water and was killed, the FWC said.

A 17-year-old hit in the eye with shrapnel was among the three people hurt when gunfire erupted at a crowded after-prom party ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the man was hospitalized for injuries to his face, including a broken nose, broken jaw, multiple lacerations and swelling.