Polk County's burn ban has been lifted due to recent heavy rains lowering the fire risk. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) is down to 201 as of May 14. Residents are still urged to exercise ...

STILL FACING UNCERTAINTY. BACK HERE AT HOME NEW AT NOON, THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AT THIS MORNING’S MEETING. DOCTOR RORY DOLE ...

One person is dead and two others are in the hospital with serious injuries from a Tuesday morning crash in Polk County, Wisconsin. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, at 10:40 a.m ...

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — The Polk County Police Department identified the two officers who were hurt after a high-speed chase and crash over the weekend. On Monday, officials identified the officers ...

Two Polk County police officers were injured Saturday night while pursuing wanted suspect A.J. Ware, who remains at large. Officer Tre McDonald is recovering at home, while Officer John Chandler ...

With citrus growers fleeing Florida amid disease, hard freezes and increasingly damaging storms fueled by the changing climate, a Polk County farmer chose to swap out his orange trees for a grove ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — UPDATE (4:01 p.m. Tuesday): The Black Cove Fire and Deep Woods Fire are each approaching about 3,000 acres in size with 0% containment, as of Tuesday morning. The Fire Hook ...

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency ... evacuation orders. An interactive map of all wildfires in ...

Polk County ranks 57th out of 67 Florida counties in the 2025 Child Well-Being Index. The county showed improvement in seven categories, including children in poverty and teen drug use.

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Polk County has launched a debris collection map for residents to monitor the cleanup status. Debris hauling has begun in the county. Officials said their initial focus will be in the most heavily ...