Polk County, Florida, law enforcement and school administrators are working together to hold students who make threats to ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. \- 39-year-old John Batista of Poinciana apparently missed the memo about keeping calm and carrying on.

Gang-related shootings were becoming more frequent in Polk County between 2019 and 2023. According to authorities in 2019, ...

A man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly led Florida Highway Patrol troopers on a high-speed chase from Polk ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said two men were rescued after falling overboard into a lake, but the rescue helped ...

Anthony Jermaine Hoyte was arrested after a high-speed chase reaching 130 mph, spanning several Florida counties and ending ...

Read full article: Polk County man wins $1M prize playing Florida Lottery scratch-off ... According to Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s social media posts, Micah and Diam were on their way ...

AUBURNDALE, Fla. — A Polk County teen has been indicted for first-degree murder and kidnapping as an adult a week after he allegedly stabbed his mother to death in Auburndale, according to new court ...

A Florida newborn is the proud owner of a talking Sheriff Grady Judd doll after she decided to make her way into the world in ...

The group allegedly stole from dealerships in 11 Florida counties, including Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk and Pinellas.

Collin Griffith, 17, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday in connection to his mother’s death. Around 6 p.m., deputies responded to a home in Auburndale, Florida ...