Under extremely dry conditions, a Polk County wildfire spread another 100 acres March 3, burning at 593 acres with crews ...

A Polk County wildfire around the towns of Tryon and Saluda has now spread to approximately 593 acres with 60% containment as ...

Educators in Polk County are getting a historic raise after eight months of bargaining between the school district and ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was reportedly bitten by an alligator at a nature ...

An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west ...

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest of a suspect wanted on federal charges led to additional drug charges.

The Melrose Fire in Polk County is estimated to be between 400-500 acres with 0% containment as of Sunday, according to the ...

A woman was bit in the elbow by an alligator on Monday while paddling at the Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County, FWC officials told WESH 2.

A woman died on Saturday after walking into the middle of a busy highway and getting struck by a vehicle, according to The Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Evacuations continue for residents in Polk County due to an over 400-acre brush fire. According to the Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal and the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire ...

The Southeast Wellfield and Water Production Facility in Lake Wales will soon supply alternative water to 11 different Polk ...