Westbound lanes of I-4 reopen after crash near Osceola-Polk county line
The Florida Highway Patrol is responding to a multiple-vehicle crash near the Osceola-Polk county line with injuries reported.
Grady Judd: Unlocked door, slow response time in Uvalde school shooting 'is unacceptable'
"The doors weren’t locked, and he was in the school for an hour before they neutralized the threat. That is unacceptable," Sheriff Grady Judd in regards to the police response to the Texas school shooting.
‘I was smoking my meth pipe’: Florida man totals tractor-trailer during delivery to Publix shopping center
A tractor-trailer delivery driver is facing possession of methamphetamine charges after crashing into the back of a Publix shopping center in Haines City on Thursday afternoon.
Polk deputies search for suspect who broke into Davenport vacation rental while family was sleeping
Polk County deputies are searching for a home invasion suspect who they say entered a vacation rental home in the middle of the night while a family was sleeping.
Lakeland owner's pet cat euthanized after unknown person shot it, deputies say
Polk County deputies are searching for the person who shot a cat outside a Lakeland home, injuring the feline's spine. Officials said it had to be euthanized.
Police searching for man accused of attacking 73-year-old outside Publix in Winter Haven
Police say the victim confronted a driver who he says almost drove into him. They say that's when the driver got out of his truck and punched the older man who said he would call police.
Florida wildlife officials on lookout for sick turtles
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking members of the public to report freshwater turtles that appear sick, act strangely or are dead.
Auburndale man arrested in Georgia following 'suspicious disappearance' of 81-year-old man, deputies say
A Polk County man is facing a murder charge after he was found and arrested in Georgia.
Second suspect in Polk Co. crime spree in custody
A crime spree through Polk County Saturday ended with deputies shooting and seriously injuring a man. A day later, deputies said they arrested the woman who was with him.
Family of man shot by police at wedding reception speaks
The family of a man shot and killed by police during a wedding reception in Winter Park over the weekend is speaking for the first time since the deadly incident. Black Lives Matter Restoration Polk Inc. held a news conference with the family to discuss the matter and plans going forward.
Polk County hopes to catch up on trash pickup with new plan
Frustrated residents have been trashing the county and FCC, the trash hauling company that serves the west part of Polk County, for months.
Bartow golfer reflects on historic, barrier-breaking career
Herbert Dixon is 102 years old and still finds time to golf at Bartow's Municipal Course three days a week.
Missing Polk County puppy reunited with family after being located in Nebraska
A puppy that disappeared from its Polk County home last month and was recently dropped off at a Humane Society in Nebraska, was reunited with her family on Saturday.
Felon wanted by ATF shot by deputy after two-county chase, Hillsborough sheriff says
A convicted felon who was wanted by the ATF sprayed bullets at deputies and officers across two Bay Area counties Wednesday, forcing a deputy to return fire, seriously injuring the suspect, according to the Hillsborough County sheriff.
Polk County company third-largest producer of N95 masks in US
Not all N95 masks are approved by the CDC and the FDA for fluid resistance, but at Advanced Concept Innovations (ACI) in Polk County, they're churning out 2 million CDC and FDA-approved N95 masks a day.
Small plane crashes in Winter Haven orange grove; 2 hospitalized
Winter Haven police and fire rescue crews are on the scene where a small plane went down Wednesday afternoon.
Polk County 'Grinch' who stole family's Christmas gifts arrested, requested to go to Hillsborough jail instead
Polk detectives arrested the suspect -- called the "Grinch" by Sheriff Grady Judd -- at a hotel days after he stole gifts from under the family's Christmas tree. His family and friends apparently didn't want him to stay with them due to his 'new notoriety' as detectives searched for him, officials say.
Polk sheriff: 8 dead in 44 hours due to car crashes
Investigators say eight people were killed in the span of 44 hours in Polk County due to traffic crashes.