POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies spent the day Friday searching for the semiautomatic gun a suspect is accused of stealing ...

A Florida appeals court has upheld a ruling that allows civil lawsuits to proceed against former Broward County sheriff's ...

A man convicted of murdering a Charlotte County couple in 1997 is set to be executed after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his death warrant on Friday, the first in 2025 for the state.

A woman is accused of intentionally relieving herself as distraction so her shoplifting partner could steal nearly $500 worth of items from a Mulberry retail store, according ...

It wasn't related to the crash at Kathleen Road and George Jenkins Boulevard. A suspect was running from the Polk Sheriff's ...

James Arthur Ray, 67, a self-styled self-help “guru” whose sweat lodge retreat event led to the death of three people in ...

A very public bowel movement was put to use when a Florida couple needed a distraction for large-scale shoplifting, according ...

Here are some of the key events in the infighting rending Polk County government, dating from the disputed choice of county administrator.

Deputies Harold Howell and Stefano Gargano were hit after investigators say a family ambushed the deputies last August and killed their co-worker.

When a deputy spotted Young and attempted to speak to him, he "physically assaulted" the deputy — ripping the deputy's gun ...

PCsO Press Release The Polk County Sheriff's Office was involved in a foot pursuit of a sexual offender suspect near the 700-Block of North Lorri Avenue in Lakeland that began at approximately 2:46 PM ...

Olivia Maldonado was shot and killed at a flea market in Arcadia by her ex-boyfriend, sheriff's deputies said.