"It will not take much to get a brush or grass fire to flare up and rapidly spread," one meteorologist told Newsweek.

Sunday is a FOX 35 Storm Alert Day due to the potential for severe weather, strong thunderstorms and tornadoes. Timeline: The latest forecasts show that the severe weather will arrive in the afternoon ...

Interstate 4 shooting map This is the location where a driver was struck by a bullet on Interstate 4 on Feb. 19, 2025. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says it happened between the on and off ...

Three people were found shot to death inside a home during a welfare check in Pompano Beach, sheriff's officials said. Broward County sheriff's deputies made several attempts on Wednesday evening to ...

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in ...

Windy, dry conditions Thursday night led to evacuation orders in Polk County where three wildfires are burning.

A family outing turned into tragedy at Lake Roy on Thursday when a young boy lost his life. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ...

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.

Strong to severe thunderstorms, bringing the potential for strong tornadoes, are expected across portions of Florida this weekend ... the area,” he said, Polk County should be spared the brunt ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver, deputies said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it received a ...

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