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

While there are piles of debris in Polk County, officials said Hurricane Irma hit the area even harder. During Irma, it took six months to clean everything up and it cost $40 million.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 2024, as a Category 3 storm. Fort Myers suffered massive storm surge.

Invest 93L, a system expected to move cross Florida into the Gulf has a low chance for tropical development this week. But it ...

Which is why after the hurricane passes, emergency management and the Polk County Sheriff's Office will be providing mutual aid to north Florida, which includes a self-contained team of deputies ...

Community groups set up shop Wednesday in Lakeland to find out what hurricane victims need and how best to serve them.

Hurricane Milton produced dozens of tornadoes and rainfall estimates that topped more than a foot across west-central Florida, but a sight now opening up across many counties is that of sinkholes.

As Tropical Storm Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, makes its way towards Florida, here is what people in Polk County need to know about evacuations, school ...

Hurricane Milton hit Florida's Gulf coast as a major hurricane, causing devastation as it moved through the Tampa Bay area late Wednesday and early Thursday.

Polk County said the Alligator Alley Trail at Circle B Bar Reserve is back open to the public after being damaged in Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton hit Florida's Gulf coast as a major hurricane, causing devastation as it moved through the Tampa Bay area late Wednesday and early Thursday.

As Hurricane Milton makes its way through Florida, officials in Polk County announced a list of flooded roads.