Residents of Oakmont Lane near Seward Lake, southeast of Lakeland, said the water has continued rising nearly a week since Hurricane Milton.

A red flag warning has been issued on Thursday for most of Minnesota due to an extreme fire risk. The National Weather ...

The Tryon Daily Bulletin contacted each of the candidates running for the Polk County Board of Commissioners and posed the ...

Residents of the Lakeland Livin’ Mobile Home Park were under a voluntary evacuation order on Tuesday as the water in Lake ...

When Polk County bought the property, the main purpose was for water treatment and slowing the flow into the Peace River. “It ...

All five Polk County restaurants that failed to meet standards since Sept. 30 had a violation in common. In better news, 11 ...

SOUTH LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – Jarrod Smith looked out at his now-lakefront property. His home is surrounded by water. His pool and barn are nearly submerged. Flood waters have taken over Smith ...

It has been nine days since Hurricane Milton hit Polk County and dumped more than a foot of rainfall in 24 hours.

In addition to postponed football games having to be rescheduled, the county meets and volleyball district tournaments have ...

A saturated ground. Historic rainfall. And lakes connected in a watershed that's already stacked up downstream. Here's what's causing the flooding.

On Thursday night, Haines City knocked off rival Ridge Community to take sole position of first place in Class 7A-District 6.

(WFLA) — Two people were arrested after deputies said they broke into a Polk ... Lake Wales area. However, the homeowner said nobody had permission to be there, according to the Polk County ...