In Polk County, the wildfires along US-176 are at 63% containment after Monday, March 3. That comes as a relief to many ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

Free groceries will be handed out for those in need at Worldview Baptist Church in Cedartown on the second Wednesday of the ...

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

Both officers believed the suspect was firing at them, and fired back in response. However, authorities later learned the ...