Need fire, police, medical? Need to report a power outage or check on restoration? Here are some key contacts in Polk County.

Polk County schools are open Monday, but will shut down Tuesday for three days. Sandbag locations are opening across the ...

Schools are closed today and shelters open across Polk County. The powerful storm dipped in intensity overnight but is ...

Polk County officials announced that debris collection will begin Monday, Oct. 14, as part of ongoing recovery efforts ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - As Hurricane Milton works its way toward Florida, here's what people in Polk County need to know. No ...

BARTOW, Fla. — As Hurricane Milton nears landfall somewhere on the western Gulf Coast of Florida, officials in Polk County ...

Hurricane Helene strengthened to a Category 4 storm ahead of landfall Thursday along Florida's Big Bend coast.

There were numerous tornado warnings Wednesday afternoon across Central Florida although Polk County officials say no ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced that some roads were blocked on Thursday morning as Hurricane ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (NEXSTAR) — A mother and her four children were rescued from rising floodwaters early Thursday morning ...

Polk State College will break ground on its Haines City-Davenport Campus on Oct. 9 — a dream nearly 20 years in the making that is coming to fruition thanks to the support and growth of the Polk ...

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's west coast with ... To navigate this list, Polk County's emergency numbers are listed first, then cities in alphabetical order, followed by electrical ...