Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect smashed one of the deputies in the head, splitting his head open, while they were ...

This lake between Ocala/Gainesville is home to thousands of alligators and attracts many visitors for recreational and sport ...

Circle B Bar Reserve’s Alligator Alley trail reopened Wednesday after being closed due to significant damage sustained during ...

Polk County said the Alligator Alley Trail at Circle B Bar Reserve is back open to the public after being damaged in ...

Polk County crews repaired sections of the popular Alligator Alley trail that were undermined or washed away during Hurricane ...

Troopers said a 2004 Chevy Silverado was traveling eastbound when the driver lost control, went off the roadway, and ...

A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by deputies in Polk County, Florida, minutes after surviving an apparent alligator attack.

New details have been released about a violent alligator attack that left a woman seriously injured while kayaking in Lake Kissimmee State Park earlier this year.

LAKELAND, FLORIDA — A career criminal somehow survived an alligator attack, then died in a hail of bullets by deputies shortly after he charged them with garden shears, according to multiple reports.

A Florida man was bitten by an alligator before he was shot and killed by deputies on Memorial Day, according to the ...

Polk County, Florida Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies ... all after he was attacked by an alligator while swimming across a lake. Judd told reporters on Monday that 42-year-old Timothy Shultz ...