Life expectancy in Polk County is more than two years shorter than the statewide average — 76.2 years, compared with 78.6 for ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's cautious optimism in Prince County after the P.E.I. government promised to reopen the intensive-care unit at the region's largest hospital this summer. The ICU at Summerside's Prince ...

City of Hope is on its way to opening Orange County’s first hospital dedicated exclusively to cancer care around the end of the year. The six-story hospital in Irvine will complement the ...

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 ...

WGN-TV Chicago Feds offer disaster recovery loans to victims of two Cook County apartment fires — WGN Evening News Posted: April 11, 2025 | Last updated: April 12, 2025 Following a request by ...

Homeowners in Cook County may soon see some relief from property tax increases. The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved eligibility rules for the Cook County Homeowner Relief ...

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 ...