Polk County officials are urging some residents ... Most recently, a wildfire erupted from a downed power line near Lake Adger, which officials are calling the Fish Hook fire.

OUT IN POLK COUNTY. A MISSING CHILD HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN POLK COUNTY. LAKE OUT THERE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 12 YEAR OLD WAS OUT SWIMMING WITH FAMILY BEFORE HE GOT PULLED UNDER THE WATER.

The continuing resolution passed in March did not include $12 million sought by Rep. Scott Franklin, D-Lakeland, for Polk ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — It should have been a day of fun and memories for a Polk County father and three children. Instead, the day ended in tragedy. A 12-year-old drowned in Lake Roy in Winter Haven.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — After a multi-agency search, deputies recovered the body of a child who disappeared while swimming during a family boat day on a Polk County lake. It happened Thursday ...

LAKELAND ‒ Lake ... county and continue to be one of the best programs in the state and it’s about how hard we work and we’ll continue that pursuit of greatness each season.” The following ...

Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming and disappeared in the water. Shortly before 5 p.m., the ...

The Fish Hook Fire has burned 190 acres in the Lake Adger area and is at 50% containment. Three houses were deemed totally losses and one structure was damaged according to Polk County Friday night.

Current evacuation orders for residents include: 5079-7265 Holbert Cove Road Fox Paw Lane The most stable fire in Polk County is the 199-acre Fish Hook Fire near Lake Adger. The fire has not grown ...