The Sarasota man accused of shooting Auburn running back Brian Battie and his brother made his first court appearance on Thursday.

In a presentation during that retreat, Brian Rewis, Lakeland’s Director of Community & Economic Development, said the ...

This week's letters include thoughts on development in Jacksonville; law enforcement; adult swim lessons; and Florida's new 6 ...

A prison confession helped investigators learn what happened to a man found dead by a canal in 1972, Florida authorities said. More than 50 years later, investigators have now identified the slain man ...

• May 25, 1972: Clarence Ingram was stopped by police in Paw Paw Michigan and received a criminal traffic citation (8 days ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives have solved and closed a murder investigation that started 52 years ago in ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives have solved and closed a murder investigation that started 52 ...

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy issued the first proclamation for Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week to ...

Officials said he was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without parole in addition to 28 years to be served ...

The 3-year-old Alabama boy Willion Jace McClain, who had an AMBER alert issued for him Monday morning, was found.

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Lakeland man was arrested after he called 911 and said he shot his husband, authorities said. Gavin ...

Body camera video shows a Florida sheriff’s deputy announced himself as law enforcement just before fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force airman inside his apartment in the state’s Panhandle.