Three suspects were charged with traveling to sexually batter juveniles, and four possible human-trafficking victims were ...

Florida's Polk County sheriff didn't mince words when it came to his warning criminals not to try and loot his county after ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says it found 44 dogs and 32 cats during the hurricane last week. It's hoping to reunite ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd joins 'The Bottom Line' to give more insight surrounding a major human trafficking sting.

The Polk Sheriff’s Office used an airboat to carry residents out of Melody Acres Mobile Home Park, which was flooded by rains ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said some of the 25 illegal immigrants arrested during a sting that nabbed 157 total people allegedly received benefits when they came into the U.S. (Credit: Polk County ...

More than 150 people, including a Disney employee and 25 illegal immigrants, have been arrested in an undercover human ...

There were numerous tornado warnings Wednesday afternoon across Central Florida although Polk County officials say no ...

Rep. Jennifer Canady and Bonnie Patterson-James couldn't be more opposite. Many issues are at play, and abortion rights are ...

As the storm unleashed deadly tornadoes, power outages and flooding en masse, dozens of mothers across the state gave birth under less-than-ideal circumstances.

a contingent from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office prepared to follow the storm to Florida’s Panhandle. The Sheriff’s Office anticipated providing mutual aid to law enforcement and other ...