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

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

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

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

After a WNC county made national news over a potential armed militia going after FEMA workers, causing aid to pause, sheriff says one man acted alone.

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

Recovery from Milton will be long, but for many communities, Milton was a second wave of destruction after Hurricane Helene ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended tax deadlines for millions of people impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton ...

Polk public schools will remain closed Monday and Tuesday. Duke Energy says all its Polk electric customers should be ...

Several neighborhoods are inundated with water. Officials say historic river flooding is also spilling over into nearby lakes ...

Lakeland Electric makes steady progress restoring power. A body is found in floodwaters. And when will Polk County schools ...