A Polk County wildfire around the towns of Tryon and Saluda has now spread to approximately 593 acres with 60% containment as ...

Under extremely dry conditions, a Polk County wildfire spread another 100 acres March 3, burning at 593 acres with crews ...

Many families had to evacuate.

WFLA reported the gator bit the woman on the elbow at the Tiger Creek Preserve, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials. The woman was hospitalized for her injuries.

An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

Polk County Emergency Management said some people who had to evacuate from their homes could be allowed to return as soon as ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was reportedly bitten by an alligator at a nature ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said the measles outbreak in west ...

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest of a suspect wanted on federal charges led to additional drug charges.

The man is accused of sexually abusing a girl in his care for three years, and in a first for Polk County, his charges were ...

The Melrose Fire in Polk County is estimated to be between 400-500 acres with 0% containment as of Sunday, according to the ...

Officials from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative celebrated completion of an injection well at a planned water production ...