The Polk County Sheriff's Office recently settled a lawsuit over the death of Shaun Seaman, who was killed by a violent ...

Polk County is facing more lawsuits brought by individuals detained in the county jail by U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Bills filed by Polk County lawmakers cover artificial intelligence, homestead tax exemptions, prescription drugs, education ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is warning people about a bail bond scam. Authorities say several people have reported ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier give an update to a yearlong investigation.

A Winter Haven family is calling for the Polk County Sheriff's Office to be held accountable after they say their 15-year-old ...

INEXCUSABLE': Demonstrators gathered Friday, saying 15-year-old Damahri Lane was violently and unlawfully assaulted by ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joined Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to announce the conviction of Hernando Cortez ...

The mother of a 15-year-old boy said deputies injured him while trying to serve an arrest warrant for someone who lived there ...

A Salem man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2025 murder of his ex-girlfriend. Holman shot the victim, Ashley Gandolfi ...

On Jan. 9, 2026, Andrew Ridgeway pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and tampering/fabricating with physical evidence.

A Miami-Dade felon who was arrested in 2024 following a police chase collapsed in court Friday morning after he learned that ...