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 ...

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

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a fatal deputy-involved shooting after responding to a ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Operation in Polk County leads to the arrest of 21 women for prostitution-related offenses at massage parlors.

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