Florida's winningest high school football coach retiring after 52 years
Bill Castle's name is synonymous with Lakeland High School football. He has been the head coach at the powerhouse program for 52 years, but recently announced he's retiring.
Florida sheriff: Alleged burglars call 911 from crime scene to ask for ride to airport
Two people in Florida were arrested after one of them made a 911 call to get help with moving their belongings from a home they were burglarizing, authorities said. Deputies responded to a home Saturday after a 911 call was made, but nobody spoke, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. At the home, the deputies concluded that nobody lived there, but they found a male suspect and his girlfriend inside the home after entering it through an unlocked door.
Florida officer accused of battery on woman at party, deputies say: 'Mr. Medina knew better'
Eric Medina, a corrections officer in Florida, was arrested on a battery charge after an argument turned physical at a party with friends in Davenport, deputies said.
Tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline flips on US 19 in Clearwater, emergency crews say
A tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline flipped on US 19 near Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard in Clearwater Friday evening, city officials said.
Kissimmee business partners shoot, kill each other over ongoing dispute: Deputies
Two Kissimmee business partners are dead after they shot each other over an on going dispute Thursday.
Florida inmate believed to be on drugs dies after attacking detention deputies: officials
Eric Nelson died after deputies noticed he was not breathing and his face changing color.
Off-duty Florida firefighter renders aid to child on Christmas parade float
A child who was experiencing a medical emergency while riding on a Christmas parade float was rescued by a quick-thinking, off-duty member of the Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR).
VIDEO: Florida couple arrested after fight, running over man, at gas station pump, deputies say
A Florida couple was arrested after a gas station video shows them allegedly trying to beat up a man at a pump in Polk County. The couple used a baseball bat, and their car to run the man over.
Body of 9-year-old Florida boy found days after falling into Polk County lake, deputies say
The body of a 9-year-old Florida boy has been found several days after he fell into a Polk County lake.
'Unimaginable nightmare': Florida boy missing after falling off boat, sheriff says
A search is underway for a 9-year-old Florida boy who reportedly fell from a boat and was struck by the boat's propeller during a family outing on Lake Annie in Polk County.
Woman killed after test drive ends in crash outside Florida dealership
A woman was killed in a crash in front of a Florida dealership while returning from a test drive in Winter Haven Saturday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Florida woman hits 2 deputies with car when they confront her about using stolen credit card: sheriff
Carina Holder was arrested Saturday after she hit two deputies with her car outside a pawn shop in Lakeland, Florida, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Stranded, 'distressed' Florida hiker rescued thanks to aerial drone
A stranded hiker at Tigers Creek Preserve will live to hike another trail after an aerial drone nearly saved his life.
Polk deputies arrest 2 murder suspects wanted in Virgin Islands
"They are both from the Virgin Islands and came here in late June apparently thinking Polk County would be a good place to flee to," Sheriff Grady Judd said. "They were obviously wrong.”
Florida girl arrested after threatening to 'blow up' school because she was 'bored', police say
Florida police officers arrested a 13-year-old Boone Middle School student accused of threatening to blow up her school because she was "bored," authorities said.
Sheriff: 3 trafficked drugs from Mexico to Polk County, leads to largest seizure of fentanyl in agency history
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says their latest drug bust resulted in the largest seizure of fentanyl in the history of the agency.
Florida deputy shot 6 times in chest saved by bulletproof vest, sheriff says
A Florida deputy is going to be ok thanks to his bulletproof vest after being shot in the chest by a man last week outside a home in Davenport.
Polk Co. Sheriff Grady Judd talks about deputy being shot 6 times in chest
Polk Co. Sheriff Grady Judd talks about deputy being shot in chest by 41-year-old Gabriel Batista
Florida deputy shot 6 times in chest saved by bulletproof vest, Sheriff Judd says
“He's going to be charged appropriately and our goal is upon conviction, that he spend the rest of his life in prison for trying to murder my deputy," Sheriff Judd said.
Funeral held for Florida deputy Blane Lane, 21, killed in line of duty
A funeral was held on Tuesday for 21-year-old Polk County Deputy Blane Lane, who was killed by gunfire from a fellow deputy's gun while helping to serve a warrant in Polk City.