Hard but fair' conversations coming as Lee County attempts to balance its budget, and considers its largest spender: LCSO.

The gator thrashed, throwing the woman from the boat, FWC said. The woman landed on top of the gator in the water and was bitten. Her husband tried to help but was unsuccessful, FWC said. The two may ...

FWC AND FIRST RESPONDERS PARKED NEARBY, AND THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HELICOPTER FLYING OVERHEAD. FWC SAYS AROUND 4:00 TUESDAY, THEY RESPONDED TO A REPORTED ALLIGATOR INCIDENT NEAR THE ...

Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed after the canoe she was riding in with her husband drifted over a large alligator, Florida ...

The sheriff's increase for the year was a little more than 12%, county documents show. In central Florida’s Polk County, which has a similar population to Lee County, longtime Sheriff Grady Judd ...