Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said this is the third Friday in a row where "people have tried to kill my deputies." ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 43-year-old man from Fellsmere in Indian River County is behind bars in Polk County after a bizarre ...

The latest shooting happened late in the evening of April 25 outside the McDonald's at U.S. 92 and Combee Road in Lakeland.

A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man on Friday after he allegedly threatened the law enforcement officer with a knife, authorities said.

A Polk County deputy fatally shot a man who was allegedly advancing on him with a knife, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.

Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and ...

The Polk County School Board voted 6-0 to offer the general counsel position to James Greene, who has the same role with ...

Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly said it's a mistake to give up local control on autopsies to the state of Iowa.

Seven years after it opened, Polk County is pitching in to makeover a downtown Des Moines hotel that neighbors the city's ...

The Florida Department of Transportation is providing a new opportunity for wildlife to cross I-4 in hopes of giving species a chance to expand.

St. Louis police spotted a stolen vehicle during a routine patrol and tried to stop Rickie Wells, 31, of Bolivar, Missouri.

Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.