Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Northwest Arkansas is the lightning capital of the Natural State, per weather data firm Vaisala Xweather. Why it matters: Aside from the immediate danger to people, aircraft ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has paused Job Corps centers operations nationally leading to the shuttering of a St. Petersburg ...

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

Circle B Bar Reserve’s Alligator Alley trail reopened Wednesday after being closed due to significant damage sustained during ...

Polk County said the Alligator Alley Trail at Circle B Bar Reserve is back open to the public after being damaged in Hurricane Milton.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Wearing purple ribbons on their lapels, dozens of people called out of work or adjusted their plans to attend a Tuesday morning meeting of the Polk County Board of County ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla -- All Black History Month, we have been celebrating Black leaders in our communities. Today, we introduce you to Polk County Fire Rescue's new chief, Dr. Hezedean Smith.

The Polk County Agricultural Center Complex in Bartow took a giant gallop forward on June 3 when the County Commission voted ...

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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — There is a hidden spot in Polk County where pilots have been going to for 60 years to get a specialized type of training. It’s also a place where anyone can come and go for ...

The business in Hardee County is a spot where you can spend the day searching and digging for a variety of different fossils — all of it the brainchild of one man, Thomas Hodge. “These are ...