TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Schools on Thursday announced make-up dates for Hurricane Milton. “To ensure that our ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Polk County has seen an “overwhelming increase in the mosquito population,” which has ...

The facility has three treatment areas including: behavioral health urgent care, crisis observation center and Saint Vincent ...

Polk County is hosting a ribbon cutting Wednesday for a new substance abuse and mental health treatment center. The Life Services Center will officially open at 11:00 a.m.

AccuWeather: "There will be another attempt for a tropical depression or tropical storm to brew in the western Caribbean" ...

Early voting for the Nov. 5 General Election begins in Polk County on Monday and continues through Nov. 3, according to a ...

Duke Energy said all Polk County customers without power should be restored by Sunday. TECO says Tuesday. Lakeland Electric ...

Bruce Kinsler, 68 was killed. He had served Polk County for about a decade, the county said. The driver of the vehicle was another Polk County employee, who was coming to join the crew for post ...

Hurricane Milton was a Category 3 as it approached Tampa Bay. Despite tornado warnings and flash floods, the worst is yet to ...

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