A tropical storm watch was issued for Polk County. Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane ...

Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...

As Tropical Storm Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, makes its way towards Florida, here ...

Hurricane, tropical storm, and storm surge watches have been issued for portions of Florida's Gulf Coast as Potential ...

A tropical depression or storm is likely to form over the next couple of days. Take a look at Polk County's forecast.

Polk County commissioners voted 3-2 to support a resolution from a conservative group alleging potential fraud in Florida's ...

If you ever tire of the monotonous flatness of peninsular Florida, just drive through Polk County. The landscape there is dotted by massive mountains of phosphate waste, the result of companies mining ...

In anticipation of projected Hurricane Helene, school districts in Central Florida are starting to announce school closures. See a county-by-county school closure list here.

Polk Countians may only know it from trips up north. The restaurant, famous for its Carolina-style chicken, is opening a ...

Seven Polk County food vendors failed to meet inspection standards Sept. 9-15, according to state reports. No restaurants ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 17-year-old arrested for allegedly murdering his mother in Polk County has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder and kidnapping. The Polk County Sheriff's ...

Washington, like Lakeland, is a traditional high school football power in Florida. The Tornadoes have ... game along with other games from around Polk County, keep checking here throughout the ...