COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request ...

GRAND FORKS — A tornado touched down in rural Polk County late Thursday afternoon, May 15, according to a report on WDAY. The tornado was part of severe weather that rolled through the region ...

The next step is to sign up for Polk County public safety ... be a last resort since space is limited, county officials said. County officials said a map of public shelters that would open in ...

The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion today to support a wildfire response in Polk County, at the ...

(WATE) — A second body has been recovered in the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office search for two missing teenagers who investigators believe may have jumped into the Tennessee River from the I ...

Polk County plans to install "No Thru Trucks" signs ... Then he met an expert in algorithms and Google Maps who pointed out that data shows the trucks were using Deen Still Road as an alternate ...

POLK COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — A house fire in Polk County was contained this morning after emergency crews responded to the scene at 7:43 a.m. Firefighters arrived within eight minutes to find a ...

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — Multiple wildfires that broke out in Polk County this week have exploded in size. The Silver Creek Baptist Church is acting as one of the temporary command centers for ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations in Polk County — the flames engulfing three homes.

FIRES YESTERDAY IN POLK COUNTY. A WILDFIRE HAS GROWN TO BETWEEN 400 TO 500 ACRES, AND FORCED MANY RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE. JERRY MCDARIS GIVES US A LOOK AT THE SCENE AS CREWS TRY TO TAME THOSE FLAMES.