Sheriff Grady Judd said the man had beaten another man with a brick and charged deputies with the same brick after they ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by deputies in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent alligator attack. Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The Florida DEP announced plans to add 74 acres to Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park in eastern Polk ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A burn ban has been issued for multiple communities in Polk County. On Tuesday, Polk officials issued burn bans for Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Fort Meade, Frostproof, ...

A burn ban means that you can't do campfires, burn trash or use fireworks. If you use a grill, it needs to be supervised by a responsible adult.

Florida’s fresh bodies of water are perhaps best known for the southern state’s most iconic resident: the American alligator.

The former CEO of the East Polk County Association of Realtors is accused of stealing over $81,000 from the organization. An associate of the former CEO was also arrested on charges of making ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — "How many deputies does it take to evict a 14-foot gator?" The answer: seven deputies and one skilled trapper, at least according to one video from the Sarasota County ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WSVN) — A 14-foot, 600-pound alligator was removed from a Sarasota County neighborhood after it was discovered resting on a resident’s front doorstep. Seven Sarasota County Sheriff’s ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise has selected its preferred route for a new toll road in northeast Polk County. The Central Polk Parkway East is intended to relieve traffic congestion on major roads like ...

A Lee County grand jury indicted three men for first-degree murder in three separate cases. Yohani Gonzalez De Lazaro was ...

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office had an unusual and memorable encounter with a massive alligator on December 2, 2025. Around 5 p.m., deputies responded to reports of a 14-foot alligator that had ...