A day after historic rain flooded nearby Plant City and flood-weary portions of Polk County saw waters rise, more is on the ...

Lake Weohyakapka, also known as Lake Walk-in-Water, is a 7,528-acre lake just west of Indian Lake Estates in far eastern Polk County. It’s 22 nd in the state with an estimated 195 alligators.

Polk County has entered a legal showdown with Lake Wales over the city’s plans to greatly expand the boundaries of its Community Redevelopment Agency district. The county filed a complaint Sept ...

Officials said the man went out on the lake on his kayak around 3:30 p.m., Sunday. His friends went out on the lake around 5 p.m. where they found the empty kayak turned upside down on the water.