In the Atlantic basin, the National Hurricane Center is watching three tropical waves, one in the Caribbean. Here's Polk ...

Theses are emergency contact numbers for Polk County, its municipalities, plus electric companies and aid services.

Rapid growth in Florida's Heartland weighs heavily on aging infrastructure. Paving new roads harms already imperiled ...

A tropical wave in the central Atlantic and another in the Caribbean are moving west as we approach the start of hurricane season.

Lake Wales, Florida, commissioners will vote on annexing 1,202 acres ... The diagram assigns 71 acres of public-use land between the industrial and residential sections. Polk County property records ...

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville is warning that, based on current forecasts, records could be set or tied as ...

Dave Schmitt, an engineer and authorized agent for the owners, requested approval of a future land use map amendment ... In 2021, the Florida company FLLWCC bought the property for $700,000, according ...

The Florida Department of Transportation opened congestion relief lanes on I-4 east of U.S. 27 in Polk, creating four travel lanes in each direction.

while the Florida Tropics Academy has the heart of the Lakeland and Polk County communities. Salgado said the aim is to foster a special cultural exchange system within the Polk County community ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — As anyone who has been stuck in traffic in Polk County can tell you, the population in the area is booming. According to Census data, Polk County, Florida, ranked fifth in the ...

A tornado warning was issued for Polk County ... Lakeland Electric is reporting it has one power outage affecting 59 ...