A 76-year-old veteran was fatally shot by Polk County deputies after allegedly firing at them during a standoff. The incident remains under investigation.

As deputies responded to a 911 call for a suicidal man on West Socrum Loop Road in Lakeland on April 7, they encountered a man sitting in a chair on the porch of his home with a gun to his head, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What started as an apparent mental health crisis ended with a Vietnam veteran dead Tuesday after Sheriff Grady Judd said the man ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives an update on an undercover sting that led to the arrest of a man known for playing Santa ...