The same can be said for team leader Reggie Goldkuhl, who has spent the last 10 years kayaking on the Green and knows the ...

A threat from lawyers for a collective of cattle ranchers is forcing Orange County to consider repealing a slate of popular growth controls, a move that could upend land-use planning in rural ...

Polk County emergency management officials kick off their hurricane preparedness expo Tuesday in the Davenport area to better equip their folks for what may lie ahead.

Find out how Polk County residents can stay informed before, during and after a hurricane.

Polk County officials Hurricane Milton evening updateI’m 54 with a 35-year-old body. It all started because I gave up drinking How farm animals survived Milton: ‘Animals are smarter than us’ ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A number of trees were taken down by Hurricane Milton, including in Polk County. Spectrum Bay News 9's Alexis Jones reports that neighbors are helping each other out as the ...

Hurricane Milton's strong, damaging winds are a major concern in Polk County. People who live in mobile homes are being urged to evacuate, as they are the most vulnerable to the winds.

As coastal Bay Area counties spent Friday assessing the damage from Hurricane Helene, things were relatively normal in Polk County.

Helene close to hurricane strength. Polk County now under tropical storm warning Story by Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida • 1w ...

"Tropical Storm Nicole spat more rain on inland Florida counties just weeks after Hurricane Ian triggered record-breaking flooding along the Peace River.

As Polk County residents braced themselves for Nicole, many of them were still recovering from Hurricane Ian. “The biggest thing was downed trees and home floods. Furniture, carpets,” said ...

Hurricane Nicole Causes Four Deaths, Forces Evacuation of Unsteady Buildings The storm was especially hard on Volusia County, northeast of Orlando, where officials said that inspectors had deemed ...