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

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office closed a section of Campbell Road in North Lakeland on Saturday, not in response to flooding ...

Standing water prevented some residents from being able to drive out of the Willow Ridge subdivision neighborhood in North ...

The people who really get us back on our feet are the working class of government – the city infantry in a battle against the ...

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

Hurri cane Milton strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Monday, barely three hours after reaching Category 4 strength, as it takes aim at Florida. The latest track still has it moving over Polk ...

A hole that formed during Hurricane Milton undermined two houses on Willow Wisp Drive North in the Kathleen area north of ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis said more distribution sites will open as needed as state looks to help the public find fuel.

Thanks to Milton, Itchepackesassa Creek spread into homes in the Pineville area of northwest Polk County, preventing ...

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Polk County residents should be prepared for sustained winds of at least 75 mph, more likely over 110 mph, with higher gusts.