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

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with other cities within the county, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions create an increased risk of brush fires.

The continuing resolution passed in March did not include $12 million sought by Rep. Scott Franklin, D-Lakeland, for Polk County projects.

Joy Jackson has been the director of the Florida Department of Health in Polk County for nine and a half years. Aaron Kissler ...

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...

Polk County officials are urging some residents who live near uncontrolled fires to "leave now" as two of the fires surge over 1,000 acres each, tripling in size over mere hours. As of 5:30 p.m ...

A cold front is moving through Florida April 11, as drought conditions prompt the NWS to issue red flag warnings for seven ...

Funding for local projects in Polk County has been delayed due to Congress passing a short-term budget resolution. Local officials say they will seek alternative funding sources to continue their ...

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 ...

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.

The fires were burning in an area ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September. Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned ...

CREWS ARE BATTLING FIVE DIFFERENT WILDFIRES. THREE OF THEM ARE IN POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. MOST OF THE WILDFIRES ARE AT 0% CONTAINMENT. AND NEW TONIGHT, A MAJOR UPDATE ON THE WILDFIRES IN POLK ...