Read full article: Orange County Corrections officer honored for stopping attempted kidnapping at bus stop A local hero received the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Missing Children’s ...

GiveWell Community Foundation and United Way of Central Florida offered $80,000 in grants to provide hurricane relief for nonprofit organizations.

(NewsNation) — Crews resumed rescue and recovery efforts Friday morning in Florida, working around ... reported that one of those killed was a Polk County employee who was helping with cleanup.

Westcott said he personally took a call from the Southwest Florida Water Management District about noon ... a joint call was arranged with Swiftmud, Polk County and Lakeland officials, Westcott said. ...

At least 11 people died as Hurricane Milton sent tornadoes spinning across Florida, officials said ... efforts post Hurricane Milton." In Polk County, a member of a road crew was struck and ...

(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Sunday at the devastation inflicted on Florida ... County. Milton ...

Bruce Kinsler, 68, who served Polk County for about ... three in less than 25 minutes. Surveying the damage in a heavily flooded area of Hillsborough County, Florida, the first floors of apartment ...

Hazardous rip current conditions exist, and the county's Coastal ... Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, ...

In this aerial photo, a vehicle drives though a flooded street after Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida ... efforts post-Hurricane Milton." In Polk County, a member of a road crew was ...