The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has reported 454 immigration encounters since Aug. 1, more than any agency in Florida ...

The woman, who was charged with lying when she accused her great uncle of rape, only to record him in the act later, has ...

Democrats Launch Investigation Into Trump’s ‘Theft’ Of $230 Million In Taxpayer Money 16-year-old driver charged after car ...

Nicholas Jones and Peter Story threatened McDonald's worker Yoan Soto with violence and mass shooting before Soto shot Story ...

Investigators say evidence in many of his cases, often involving child or sexual abuse, either didn't exist or disappeared.

A young woman is taking action against Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, two of his detectives and other employees regarding ...

The Polk County Sheriff's office says it responded to a pickup truck on fire just before 4:30 a.m. on Hwy 65 Monday.

A Florida sheriff called an altercation involving a worker and two customers at a McDonald’s in Polk County last weekend a ...

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Florida’s new immigration enforcement dashboard shows 5,900-plus encounters statewide in the last 90 days, with the Martin ...

Florida firefighters were able stop a naked person in distress who suddenly became distressed and grabbed a firearm.