Polk deputies kill garden shear-wielding man who swam through alligators FHP searching for possible hit-and-run driver after man killed on I-4 in Osceola County Florida man sentenced to 30 days ...

More than 250 people were arrested — including a former NFL linebacker — earlier this month in a multiagency undercover operation to combat human trafficking, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

The plane crashed in the Cherokee National Forest in Polk County, Tennessee, on April 11 ... around 1 p.m. and was headed to Burlington, North Carolina. MTSU said the family was on its way ...

Another 1.5 miles down the road, a gray shade indicates the perimeter of the Deep Woods Fire on the county’s evacuation map. Brian Rodgers, section chief with the North Carolina Forest Service ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A truck crashed on I-40 west near the Tennessee/North Carolina state line Monday ... Find more information on TDOT’s SmartWay map.

Polk County Fire Rescue will open its 45th station, Moore Road Fire Station 25, in Lakeland on May 23. The $5.97 million station will house an engine company and a tanker truck, serving the area ...

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

Polk County commissioners unanimously approved an increase in solid waste disposal fees, effective October 1st. Fees for solid waste and construction debris will rise from $36.50 to $46 per ton ...

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise revealed two revised corridors for the Central Polk Parkway East moving farther north of Lake ...

Polk County's burn ban has been lifted due to recent heavy rains lowering the fire risk. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is down to 201 as of May 14. Residents are still urged to exercise ...

Polk County Commission delayed a vote on restricting roosters to lots larger than half an acre. The commission wants to reduce setback for chicken coops from 50 feet to 10 feet by June.