Increasing temperatures and a slower start to the wet season are creating an increased wildfire risk throughout Florida.

New lanes on I-4 from eastern Polk County to Osceola County have loosened up traffic flow in an area notorious for congestion ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – When it comes to preparing for a storm, Polk County has its residents covered. While the local emergency ...

Temperatures will be much closer to normal, as opposed to yesterday afternoon, as today's highs reach the mid-80s inland and low 80s along the beaches. An easterly breeze will accompany our seasonable ...

As of Tuesday, April 29, there were 101 wildfires burning across Florida, burning 3,556 acres. Twenty-two counties have ...

The Florida Department of Transportation opened congestion relief lanes on I-4 east of U.S. 27 in Polk, creating four travel ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

Bills moving through the Florida Legislature would, among other things, redirect bed tax money to property tax breaks and ...

A virtual public information meeting will be held April 21 at 6 p.m. An in-person open house will take place April 22 in ...

The burn ban includes all of unincorporated Polk County along with multiple municipalities: Auburndale, Bartow, Dundee, Fort ...

POINCIANA, Fla. – Joseph “Gary” Lanoue has been located and is safe, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINIAL REPORT: The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit has issued ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...