Matthew Polk of Vanderbilt baseball is entering the transfer portal, he said in an Instagram post May 24. Polk played for the Commodores from 2022-24, serving as a starter in the outfield in 2023 ...

A man acting erratically in Lakeland, Florida, was fatally shot by Polk County deputies after charging at them with garden shears and attempting to seize a weapon from a patrol car, the sheriff said.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — As hundreds of boaters descend on lakes across Polk County for Memorial Day, soon they will have restrictions. Being able to live on a peaceful and pristine lake has always ...

Polk County deputies killed an apparently drug-addled man who swam through an alligator-infested lake, charged the officers with garden shears and then tried to grab a long gun from a law ...

The Polk County, Florida, operation, conducted over nine days in May, resulted in the arrest of the highest number of individuals ever recorded in a single sting by the sheriff's office.

The US 59 northbound exit to Polk Street closed at 9 a.m. and is scheduled to reopen at the end of June. The closure will allow construction crews to install huge drainage culverts, which TxDOT ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A go-kart passenger was killed in one of two traffic deaths in Polk County on Saturday. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the ...

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

Police in Polk County shot and killed a man who they say swam through a lake of alligators — and was apparently bitten — before grabbing a pair of garden shears and trying to break into a ...

The following is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Polk County Health Department. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures ...