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 ...

A virtual public information meeting will be held April 21 at 6 p.m. An in-person open house will take place April 22 in ...

A Chicago developer has proposed a boutique apartment complex in Hollywood. The city’s Technical Advisory Committee will ...

Bonnet Springs Park has been named USA Today’s Best City Park of 2025. This is a national recognition that happened due to ...

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with other cities within the county, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions create an increased risk of brush fires.

There were 62 wildfires currently burning in Florida on Wednesday, April 16, affecting more than 2,000 acres, according to ...

Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

There were 49 fires burning in Florida ... Miami-Dade County. Burned 26,719 acres. 100% contained. Wiggins Fire: Collier County. Burned 250 acres. 50% contained. Red Horse Fire: Polk County.

Linda Polk, 52, had been caring for the man’s wife since 2021 in Macomb Township, the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office said in an April 3 Facebook post. In 2024, the 78-year-old man’s health ...

Robert Werner, 71, was pronounced dead at the scene of the home on Long Mountain Road in Polk Township around 5:46 p.m., according to a news release from Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac.