The River Ranch fire, which was 650 acres the morning of Feb. 16, burned an unknown number of camps.

Emergency officials in Polk County issued a warning to residents after crews battled more than 30 separate brush fires in a ...

Thirty-five of Florida's 67 counties have issued burn bans, as of Feb. 17, with the latest addition being Osceola County. A ...

A Bartow High School teacher was arrested after deputies said he violated a burn ban. Polk County deputies responded to a ...

Englewood Fire Department warns residents as wildfire risk increases across Suncoast.

City leaders in Lakeland say construction on the long-debated South Florida Avenue Road Diet project is expected to begin next year ...

Feb. 23 is the voter registration deadline for special elections in Senate District 14 and House District 51, impacting residents of Polk and Hillsborough counties.

Polk County Utilities customers will be required to follow a once-per-week watering schedule beginning Feb. 8.

Fire rescue officials say the fire broke out in a rural area, and no homes were threatened. Crews spent hours battling the ...

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Planned Parenthood, which will close its Lakeland clinic on March 13, has operated at least one facility in Polk County since ...