Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deceased suspect who'd pistol-whipped his own mother amid hostage situation, "we shot him -- a lot." ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrest of five individuals, all identified as Venezuelan ...

In the early stages following a shooting that killed two people and injured six victims at Florida State University, Polk ...

Five illegal immigrants suspected of dozens of crimes in Central Florida as part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua face ...

In the early stages following a shooting that killed two people and injured six victims at Florida State University, Polk ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Two law enforcement officers and a suspect were wounded during a shootout Friday in central Florida, officials said. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd posted on social media that one of ...

The five men arrested are accused of more than three dozen retail thefts across the central Florida area, with total losses estimated at over $30,000.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says five illegal immigrants are suspected in a string of liquor thefts and robberies. The ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd hosted a press conference on a teacher and head football coach at Bartow High School who is ...

On April 18, 2025, a shooting incident in Bartow, Florida, left both a suspect and two police officers injured, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 ...

The law will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. House Bill 1313 re-creates the Resilient Florida Trust Fund for the associated state grant program. The law will take effect on July 1. Senate Bill 421 ...

The school district said the Satellite High AP teacher called a student by another name without a written permission slip ...