On the chopping block: Money to build a safe room for first responders during a hurricane in Key West, new drainage for a soggy section of 8th Street in Miami’s Little Havana and a flood-prone ...

The deadline to apply for Elevate Florida,.a program to help pay for projects to protect your home from flooding, ends Friday ...

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.

A cold front is moving through Florida today, April 11, as drought conditions prompt the NWS to issue red flag warnings for ...

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 ...

Polk County firefighters pulled an individual from a fire was trying to douse the blaze with a fire hose before they arrived. The player making all the difference for the Florida Gators is Walter ...

A 50-acre wildfire has been contained on the border of Polk and Tyler County, according to officials. The man who murdered an 11-year-old girl in Livingston last year will spend the rest of his life ...

A Florida man is in the Polk County Jail after turning himself in for a Friday road rage incident, PCSO said. Deputies say they were given dashcam footage of the incident, which left a semi-truck with ...

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

A crew member works to dry the court as a rain delay postpones the Miami Open tennis tournament on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Photo by Matias J. Ocner ...

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...