Collin Griffith, 17, is charged as an adult for the murder of his mother in Polk County, a year after killing his father.

A 17-year-old boy charged with stabbing his mother to death in Polk County is now being tried as an adult. More than a year ...

Judge Ladd Wiles said Polk County erred when it passed an ordinance that stripped away many of the job duties of the elected treasurer.

Polk County Jail inmate Keyshawn Wilson, already in custody on unrelated charges, now faces 46 new charges linked to vehicle ...

AUBURNDALE, Fla. — A Polk County teen has been indicted for first-degree murder and kidnapping as an adult a week after he allegedly stabbed his mother to death in Auburndale, according to new court ...

A man has been deemed incompetent to proceed after allegedly shooting and killing a man in a Polk County barn in June 2023.

A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City ...

Several counties are emphasizing how seriously threats are being taken and highlighting their added security measures.

Polk County, Florida, law enforcement and school administrators are working together to hold students who make threats to ...

In the 28 days since school began in August, law enforcement had arrested 24 students for making threats, Polk Superintendent ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Superintendent Frederick Heid of Polk County Public Schools in Florida held a joint news ...

The Violent Gang Investigative Task Force was formed in February 2023 in response to a wave of gang-related shootings.