Two officers were justified in shooting and wounding a man who was suspected of a kidnapping early on Sept. 13, a Polk County ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (NEXSTAR) — A Florida mother and her four children were rescued from rapidly rising floodwaters early ...

Hurricane Milton tore a path through south-central Polk County, including Lake Wales, the crossing point of three hurricanes in 2004.

But Florida Power & Light ( FPL) reports the highest number of customers still in the dark, more than 1.2 million statewide.

According to Polk County, the worker was clearing roads around 5:45 a.m. from US 98. The worker was in the process of cutting ...

A Polk County employee was killed Thursday morning while helping with cleanup from Hurricane Milton, according to county ...

A Polk County employee was killed after being hit by a truck while trying to clear trees after Hurricane Milton, the county ...

A possible sinkhole nearly swallowed up two Polk County homes Thursday after Hurricane Milton battered the area as it moved ...

A student is arrested after another school threat is made. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report regarding ...

Dr. Ryan Truchelut, of WeatherTiger, is tracking major Hurricane Milton and is offering running analysis on the catastrophic ...

An overturned camper and pickup truck are currently blocking two eastbound lanes on the Polk Parkway, according to Florida ...