The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Winter Haven woman accused of running over two children and fleeing the scene.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30-year-old Victoria Johnson on Friday in relation to a hit-and-run crash in Polk County that took the life of an eight-year-old and severely injured a ...

A Winter Haven woman told deputies she used methamphetamine before a deadly crash that killed a child and injured another, ...

The suspected driver accused of hitting two young children outside a church Wednesday evening, killing an 8-year-old boy and ...

A substitute teacher was arrested by Polk County deputies after middle schoolers reported inappropriate conduct in class.

One child is dead and another is in the hospital after a hit-and-run crash in Winter Haven, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Shoppers alarmed by what's happening at malls: "Living in hell" ...

Marshall Drake, an inmate at John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Oviedo, was found dead in his cell on Thursday.

Walter Frymire, who already had 25 prior arrests and had been to state prison five times, was released from jail after cutting a plea deal with authorities.

After a small child was killed by a hit-and-run driver this week, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that the suspect has finally been caught.

Sunday evening at a Davenport Wawa turned chaotic when a group of teenagers reportedly began disrupting business operations, leading to the arrest of an 18-year-old.

Second arrest made in Johnston cat neglect case ...

A Rolla man accused of stealing livestock has been taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service and Operation Relentless Pursuit officers, according to a news release from the Missouri State ...