Eight people are facing charges in a multi-state, $8.8 million bank fraud and racketeering scheme impacting 235 people, mainly those who are elderly, according to Florida Attorney General James ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will join Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and other officials to discuss the arrests of eight people in a multimillion-dollar fraud case.

The capacity issue is expected to escalate in Florida in the coming weeks as sheriffs and police chiefs ramp up arrests and detention of undocumented immigrants.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held a news conference in Winter Haven to discuss a multi-million dollar fraud ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd are set to speak about a multi-million dollar joint agency fraud investigation on Wednesday morning. The Polk County ...

Michelle Ackelson is accused of animal neglect. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the animals were taken from a mobile ...

Testimony is set to resume for a third day Friday in the sentencing trial of Shelby Nealy, who faces the death penalty for ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its overall grade to a B for the 2024-25 academic year, up from a C for the previous three years. Fourteen Polk County public schools improved their grades ...

Around 30 people were arrested in connection with a rival gang brawl and shooting during Bike Week in New Smyrna Beach, reports state.

Records from Polk County Public Schools showed a rise of 69.2% in battery toward staff during the 2024-2025 school year.