The sinkhole opened after the Montgomery County Highway Department pumped millions of gallons of storm water into the Farmington Basin. The Nelsons say they only found this out after county officials ...

MULBERRY, Fla. — A pilot road project years in the making using slightly radioactive waste material is underway in Polk ...

Officials enacted the ban on Tuesday (April 15) after the county's drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) has issued public health advisories following ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

The Polk County School Board is considering requiring employees to contribute to their health insurance costs. The district's health plan currently faces financial strain, with reserves falling ...

Board members received a letter from Frederick Murphy and Drew Crawford, interim attorneys for Polk County Public Schools, outlining the legal guidelines for millage levies. Florida law allows ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 59-year-old woman from Lake Wales has claimed the $5 million top prize from the Florida Lottery's GOLD RUSH LIMITED scratch-off game. Helen Mathews reportedly chose to ...

The Polk County assessor and his chief deputy are getting 10% raises while other county employees received between 3% and 4%. Some local officials are facing public concerns over raises because of ...

With all lanes of I-80 in Wharton still closed due to two sinkholes, commuters are concerned that a back to work order for federal employees will add to the congestion when civilian workers return ...

Drought conditions continue to impact Florida and no respite is expected Friday, March 28. Track fires burning around Florida in interactive map ... in a Collier County neighborhood were evacuated ...

The largest fire is the 344 Fire in South Miami-Dade County, burning 26,719 acres after more than a week. The Miami-Dade fire currently is 95% contained. Wildfire risk is year-round in Florida ...