The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) is currently investigating a deputy-involved shooting that occurred today on ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a suspect was shot and killed after he threatened deputies with a knife.

LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — Sheriff Grady Judd discusses a deputy-involved shooting that happened in Lake Wales.

Lake Wales boys weightlifting brotherhood sparked the ninth district title in nine years Friday at Lake Wales, while ...

The BriefSuspect went into two homes in Polk County and told those living there he wanted to be shot.Suspect came at deputies ...

Lake Wales and Auburndale led the way this season in girls weightlifting. Nine of the 11 lifters on first team are from the ...

Lake Wales Mayor Hilligoss captured 61% of the vote to defeat challenger Curtis Gibson Jr., who received 39%. Hilligoss ...

Lake Wales has a history of long-serving mayors, among them Eugene Fultz, who served from 2013 to 2022. Current Mayor Jack Hilligoss seeks to continue that tradition by gaining a second term in ...

People thought Walter Clayton Jr. should pursue a football career, but he stuck with basketball and it's gotten Florida back ...

Walter Clayton was a better football prospect than basketball one in high school. A lookback at his recruitment: ...

A Polk County woman has become Florida’s newest multimillionaire after winning the $5 million top prize in the Florida ...