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

NOAA changed its naming convention for the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. Geological Survey changed the name on U.S. maps per President ... to the question "When is Florida hurricane season?" ...

Depending on weather and clouds, a rocket launch near NASA Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral may be seen from Vero Beach ...

The approved plan includes bike lanes on the main road and simple sidewalks. Residents have clamored for a separated 8- to 10-foot multiuse path.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Walking up the historical stairs at the Polk County Historical Museum is the curator of exhibitions, Bartholomew Delcamp. While that might be his official title with the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Municipalities across the county are holding elections on Tuesday. Residents will cast ballots in a number of races including city council and commission seats to mayoral ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by deputies in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent alligator attack. Polk County Sheriff ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 24-year-old Mulberry man with no driver’s license has been arrested following Tuesday’s SR-60 crash that left two people dead. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s minister of communications on Tuesday denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to ...

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 ...

On Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of summer, ice hockey has become a cool rite of the season in South Florida. Who’da thunk it? It probably isn't the first place you'd think of ...