LAKE WALES, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a suspect was shot and killed after he threatened deputies with a knife.

The sheriff said his office got a call shortly before 1 p.m. about a suspicious man in a stranger’s garage. The homeowner ...

Sheriff Grady Judd said the man, who is yet to be identified, broke into homes while the homeowners were still there before ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

Smoke from fires in South Carolina is also impacting air quality in the area. North Carolina Forest Service officials held a community meeting Sunday afternoon for Polk County residents affected by ...

Five hundred firefighting personnel have been battling the blazes in Polk County ... our interactive fire map, which is ...

An estimated 600 people are engaged in response, from frontline work to food service ... The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office ...

(WFLA) — A 13-year-old cancer survivor who’s been making waves nationally stopped in Polk County this week where he was sworn in as an honorary deputy sheriff ... U.S. Secret Service during ...

The California Rifle & Pistol Association's civil lawsuit against the sheriff's department and other local government agencies in LA County was brought after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark holding ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a Livingston man who'd been missing since early March has been located. They didn't release any details about where he was found.

8:50 p.m. Update: Polk County ... The Jackson County fire in the Kitchen Branch Road area has reached 50 acres and is 0% contained, according to the N.C. Forest Service map. 8:46 p.m. Update ...