Polk County Articles

Deputies: Two Disney Workers Among 13 Arrested in Child Sex Ring

Two Disney workers and one HIV positive man were among 13 arrested for in an online child predator sex ring in Florida, authorities announced Tuesday.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - An Uber driver shot and killed a man Tuesday, Polk County Sheriff’s Office officials said.

WATCH: Enraged Man Swerves Toward Uber, Threatens Driver, Gets Shot Dead

An enraged man swerved toward an Uber, then exited his truck and came at the Uber driver, only to be shot and killed.

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Cruz is facing 17 charges of premeditated murder in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Mike Stocker/Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images)

Commission Clears Obama-Era PROMISE Program of Blame for Broward Shooting

A Florida commission says the Obama-era PROMISE social justice program that allowed threatening and assaultive students identified as minorities to avoid normal channels of school discipline is not to blame for the Parkland school massacre in February by confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz.