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

Sheriff Grady Judd cut the ribbon Nov. 4 along side commissioners for a fourth public safety facility: the new Sheriff’s ...

A woman overheard screaming during a 911 call was rescued when a deputy confronted and killed her husband beating her with a ...

A Polk County deputy shot and killed a man attempting to beat a woman to death with a hammer in Eagle Lake on early Saturday morning. Polk County deputies responded to 911 call about 6:50 a.m ...

Detectives said the nurse was originally hired as a home health nurse to take care of the victim’s wife, though the wife ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A St. Petersburg man with a suspended license was arrested early Friday morning in Polk County after a ...

Tropical Storm Sara now threatens to wreak havoc over Central America with days of heavy rain. Its remnants could then send ...

The four suspects were allegedly involved in an armed robbery at a park during a memorial service, according to Polk County ...

At 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, Eugene Albert Hendry, wearing only boxer shorts, began knocking on a home, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The fatal shots were fired Nov. 9 as the man was running at the deputy with a hammer raised, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Polk County Sheriff's Office photo A woman overheard screaming ...