Officials enacted the ban on Tuesday (April 15) after the county's drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), ...

Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished ahead of schedule, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday. The project, adding one lane in each ...

Wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina have burned over 4,700 acres and destroyed at least five homes. Debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene are hindering firefighting efforts.

Additional evacuations were ordered in Polk County the evening of March 23 as firefighters strategize around debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene to battle over 4,700 acres ...

Polk County ... thousands of acres between Miami and the Florida Keys. Crews have battled the blaze, "dubbed the 344 Fire," in southeast Miami-Dade County for eight days, with state agencies ...

(This story was revised to include new information.) Dr. Joy Jackson, the director of the Florida Department of Health in Polk County, will retire Thursday, and her interim replacement will be the ...

Using city, county and state mapping tools, most area home owners can determine which type of flood zone they reside in. A screenshot of the Flood Zone Information Map operated by the Evansville ...

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 ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors, whose salaries are nearly $150,000, elected not to take a pay raise this year. Other high-paid employees, including the county administrator and chief medical ...

Fire officials in Randolph County are aiding with the wildfires spreading in Polk County.On Saturday around 6 p.m. crews with the East Side Fire Department said they were sent to Saluda.

On newer maps, the AE zone replaced zones A1 – A30. You can read more about flood zones on Vanderburgh County's website. For a more detailed accounting of flood risks, Buchanan said residents ...

The Polk County School Board is considering requiring employees to contribute to their health insurance costs. The district's health plan currently faces financial strain, with reserves falling ...