Within a 10-mile radius of the site, there are approximately 80,000 residents with a high school diploma or some college but ...

Lakeland Electric had a couple of large clusters of about 200 and 100 customers still without power early Friday. Duke had ...

A team from UF’s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment believe the system can serve as a model for ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office will send a team of 40 that includes deputies, emergency medical service workers, ...

Polk County is avoiding a direct hit from Hurricane Helene, but officials and homeowners are still preparing for tropical ...

As Tropical Storm Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, makes its way towards Florida, here ...

Polk County Public Schools will close all schools and offices Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities will end at 6 ...

Tropical storm conditions are expected in Polk County within 36 hours as Helene begins strengthening and heading north ...

The encounter happened around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Lakeland area, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

BARTOW, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced the dates for their annual Haunted Jail Tour. Visitors can ...

What can a storm the size of Helene do to Florida? A Cat 3 hurricane, as Helene is forecast to be when it makes landfall ...

Tropical Storm Helene is making its way to Florida, and it's already having an impact. Polk County Public Schools on Tuesday ...