The Florida Supreme Court has ordered a suspension and public reprimand for Polk County Judge John Flynn. In an order issued Wednesday, the court unanimously agreed to a recommendation of ...

Polk County's sheriff said the man had been acting bizarrely at a gas station, then swam through an alligator-laden lake into the gated Christina neighborhood.

A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by Polk County deputies on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent alligator attack.

The lawsuit alleges the district has withheld information about available seats in concurrency letters, which are required before new developments are approved.