WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office welcomed a new member to its team Wednesday — a bloodhound puppy ...

Two law enforcement officers were shot in Polk County on Friday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) and Bartow Police are investigating a shooting that injured a deputy and an officer.

Two Bartow police officers and a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are recovering after being shot Friday ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating 28-year-old Sherredric Williams of Lakeland, who is wanted on charges of Burglary with over $1,000 in ...

A middle school assistant principal in central Florida is accused of inappropriate behavior with a 13-year-old student.

Bartow High School's head football coach was arrested for inappropriate behavior towards female students, deputies said on Thursday.

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, at 10:40 a.m., the emergency call center took a call for a two-vehicle crash ...

A man faces a list of charges after Polk County deputies say he violently threatened his partner, then set his camper on fire ...

One person is dead and two more are seriously injured after a crash in western Wisconsin Tuesday morning. The collision ...

Eden, who was named head coach in March 2023, is accused of using community service projects as a way to lure potential victims into a locker room where “there are no cameras,” investigators say.