Some residents of Polk County are being evacuated in response to multiple rapidly spreading wildfires, including a new blaze ...

The Polk County Election Office is trading its decades-old downtown location for a new headquarters on Des Moines' north side ...

Crews in Polk County were battling a second wildfire in the Piney Mountain Community on Thursday, as they continued to fight ...

It happened Thursday afternoon at Lake Roy in Winter Haven. According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, 12-year-old Noah ...

Multiple agencies are using boats, drones, underwater sonar devices and a helicopter in an effort to locate the child.

Firefighters are working to contain two fires in Polk County, North Carolina. The Black Cove Fire, which originated off of Green River Cove Road, has burned 200 acres and is at 0% containment as of ...

Multiple agencies are searching for a child who disappeared while swimming in a Winter Haven lake, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies explained that the child was swimming in Lake ...

The body of a child who disappeared into the water of Lake Roy in Polk County was recovered late Thursday afternoon.

Multiple wildfires are burning in western North Carolina. Due to the fire risk, there is a burn ban in place for the entire state.

Crews are battling multiple fires in Polk County that have burned hundreds of acres in the Green River Road area ...

A Polk County wildfire, now being called the Black Cove Fire near Green River Cove Road, is at 110 acres and is 10% contained ...

More than 400 college baseball teams, consisting of 15,000 players from 30 different states, meet up in Polk County every spring for RussMatt Baseball.