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 ...

The big story: Amid state and federal calls for an end to diversity, equity and inclusion programs in education, Florida’s ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

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 ...

Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in Polk County, according to a news release from the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management. The McGhee Tyson Airport air traffic ...

and county Deputy Director of Emergency Services David Elmore look over a thick 2019 study that tracks hazardous chemicals passing through the county by highway, rail, air and pipelines ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference Friday afternoon to confirm one of his deputies shot and killed a man a short time earlier. Before giving details ...

On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. That indicates abnormally dry conditions. Polk County averaged 482 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index on April 10 ...

On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. That indicates abnormally dry conditions. In late May last year, Polk County Fire Rescue ordered a burn ban when the ...

POINCIANA, Fla. (WFLA) — An assistant principal at a Polk County middle school was arrested after she was accused of inappropriate behavior with a student. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

The Solano County Hazardous Materials Team held a multi-agency day-long drill simulating a release of hazardous materials at the park. The Vallejo Fire Department hosted the event and emergency ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Court documents are shedding light on what led up to an officer involved shooting in Polk County, on Monday, April 7. According to court documents ...