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

Starting July 1, drivers will be issued warnings for the first six months. After that, law enforcement will fine distracted ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Five illegal immigrants suspected of dozens of crimes in Central Florida as part of the Venezuelan gang ...

BARTOW, Fla. — A man is dead after shooting a Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer during a "gunfight" Friday in Bartow, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. It started around 11:30 a.m ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a news conference Friday evening that the shootout with 34-year-old Wayne Volz occurred at a Bartow shopping center. The area is about 60 miles southwest ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — In the early stages following a shooting that killed two people and injured six victims at Florida State University, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said, from what he ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds press conference on former Bartow (Florida) head football coach / Courtesy of Polk County Sheriffs Office For the last 37 years, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ...