Health officials in Laredo are urging residents to take precautions as norovirus cases rise, emphasizing healthy hygiene habits.

More than a thousand Polk County residents and religious leaders came together to urge officials to restore care for seniors.

A traffic stop turned violent for detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. At around 6:02 pm, the detectives performed a routine traffic stop on a white Ford ...

WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS COMES FROM POLK COUNTY. FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN BUSY BATTLING A HOUSE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. IT BROKE OUT JUST OFF NORTHEAST 52ND COURT, JUST EAST OF DES MOINES.

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations in Polk County — the flames engulfing three homes.

Norovirus, or the stomach flu, is making the rounds, leading to warnings from public health officials to stay home if you feel unwell. The virus results in vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain, and can ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Some residents of Polk County are being evacuated in response to multiple rapidly spreading wildfires, including a new blaze that ignited on the evening of March 20.

That fire began in the area of Green River Cove Road, according to Polk County Emergency Management. The Black Cove Fire has burned 583 acres and is 0% contained, according to the North Carolina ...