POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd served up more than just justice during his morning briefing on Tuesday—he ...

REST IN PEACE  One person is dead and another was airlifted to the hospital following a house fire in Polk County.

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies now ask everyone they encounter for place of birth, not only those arrested, as had been the ...

A 64-year-old man was arrested after pulling a gun and pointing it toward another vehicle that had a 3-year-old child inside, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Jason Kenney killed his wife, Crystal Kenney, and shot his 13-year-old stepdaughter twice before killing himself, Polk ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County man shot his family, leaving his wife dead and his 13-year-old stepdaughter in critical ...

An Auburndale father and active church member was found with 76 child pornography photos and videos, the Polk County ...

Essie Ward was found unresponsive in her cell at 9:30 a.m. on April 3. But an autopsy found that she had been dead for 18-24 hours before then.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that left a woman dead, her daughter critically injured, ...

As of Dec. 26, Polk County remained under a burn ban that started in November. What does that mean for New Year's fireworks?

CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago police officer was relieved of his powers on Monday following his weekend arrest in Polk County, Fla., in which he allegedly attacked a security guard and used a racial slur, ...

An anonymous tip led to the arrest of Austin Richardson in Polk County, charged with attempted murder and other offenses.