The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the man was beating his wife with a hammer, then charged the deputy after being tasered ...

A Polk County deputy fatally shot a man accused of raising a hammer and charging at him, according to the sheriff’s office.

Edgardo Acevedo Cancela and his ex-wife filed a civil lawsuit against Sheriff Grady Judd in Polk County after a judge ...

Several investigations are underway after a Polk County deputy shot and killed a man during a domestic battery call Saturday ...

(This story was changed to correct a city of residence.) For the first time in eight years, a sheriff with 50 years of law ...

A man who was using a hammer to attack his wife was fatally shot by a Polk County deputy on Saturday morning, according to ...

Charles Edwards Jr. reportedly had an extensive criminal history before the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to the ...

Polk County deputy fatally shot Charles Edwards after he attacked his wife and charged at the deputy with a hammer.

A child is dead and three others, including a good Samaritan, were hospitalized following a fiery crash in Lakeland Thursday ...

Becky Troutman overwhelmingly wins Polk County Commission District 1. And the county finally ends its Efficiency Commission ...

Incumbent sheriff Mark Garton ran unopposed for reelection in 2020 but was challenged this election by Steve Warden, a former ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office reported a decrease in semi-truck traffic on Highway 30 following the closure of I-40 due to ...