Polk County ranks 57th among 67 in the state for overall child welfare in the Florida 2025 Child Well-Being Index, down from 53rd a year earlier.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two juveniles, and the father of one of the boys, in connection to the murder of a 22-year-old man in Frostproof on Feb. 23.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is offering a $5,000 reward to help locate a gun used by teenagers who he says shot and killed a man in Frostproof.

Seven men were charged Monday for their alleged involvement in a gun trafficking operation throughout Central Florida, according to the Department of Justice.

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Charles Jackson III, 16, turned himself in Monday following the arrest of Tyjhae Allen, 15. Both face first-degree murder charges, PCSO said.

The father of one of two teenagers accused of gunning down a Frostproof man they allegedly ordered marijuana from on an app ...

A Clearwater man was accused of trying to set his wife’s home on fire with his stepdaughters inside on Sunday.

The two teens, aged 15 and 16, allegedly shot a 22-year-old man to death while trying to buy drugs from him, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.

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A 15-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man in Frostproof has been charged with first-degree murder. Deputies announced the have located the second teen Monday afternoon.