Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.

Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

The former 5R Ranch was bought by Richland Communities last year for $50 million. So far, no plans have been submitted.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

A cold front is moving through Florida April 11, as drought conditions prompt the NWS to issue red flag warnings for seven counties. Here's Polk's forecast.

SO A LITTLE BIT WARMER THIS MORNING IN BREVARD COUNTY BECAUSE OF AN ... cutting a hole through a concrete wall and stealing computer parts from a business. Florida wildlife officials are advising ...

Board members received a letter from Frederick Murphy and Drew Crawford, interim attorneys for Polk County Public Schools, outlining the legal guidelines for millage levies. Florida law allows ...

The number of wildfires increased Wednesday, growing to 59 fires burning more than 28,000 acres as of Thursday morning, according to the Florida Forest Service. A fire in Collier County Wednesday ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A bald eagle is recovering after a man found it unable to fly outside his Florida home. “I am looking at a bald eagle right now that is upset and cannot fly away from me,” ...

Both suspects were taken to the Hillsborough County Jail for processing. "If there had just been a trooper up there, maybe this whole thing could have been avoided." A judge in Florida is sharing ...

Demings said if commissioners voted to reject the agreement, the county would be the lone holdout among Florida’s 67 counties — Orange County became the last county to comply — and could ...