Even after a court order, Florida law enforcement officers made arrests under a new state law. The judge said she was ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Ed Alexander and Bartow Police Officer Mark Sills, who were shot in the line ...

Joshua Roelofs failed to show for what was expected to be a guilty plea in a drunken driving crash that killed two men.

Authorities say Jonathan Brewer Jr. charged and fatally injured fellow Polk jail inmate Michael Clark. The death was not ...

A judge paused T.J. Wiggins' federal trial so his Polk County death penalty trial on triple-murder charges can proceed.

Pointing to ongoing threats to manatees, a U.S. district judge Friday said the state has violated the federal Endangered ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam targeting families of recent jail inmates, urging caution and advising against sending money.

In separate cases, men from Polk County and Waynesville were sentenced to federal prison for crimes involving child sexual ...

A man from Polk County was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for possessing and distributing child pornography while ...

Polk Sheriffs Office Press Release A group of criminal illegal aliens committing organized theft crimes in the central Florida area have been arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Organized Retail Crime ...