Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming and disappeared in the water. Shortly before 5 p.m., the ...

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A Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, mere miles from where firefighters battle blazes. Some say Helene could impact WNC wildfires for decades.

Firefighters have announced progress on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but ...

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The suspect faces multiple charges and has a criminal record. LAKE WALES, Fla. - A Florida man turned himself in days after a road rage incident in Polk County. Deputies say they found a semi-truck ...

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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — After a multi-agency search, deputies recovered the body of a child who disappeared while swimming during a family boat day on a Polk County lake. It happened Thursday ...

OUT IN POLK COUNTY. A MISSING CHILD HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN POLK COUNTY. LAKE OUT THERE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 12 YEAR OLD WAS OUT SWIMMING WITH FAMILY BEFORE HE GOT PULLED UNDER THE WATER.

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Some residents of Polk County are being evacuated in response to multiple rapidly spreading wildfires, including a new blaze that ignited on the evening of March 20.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A family outing turned into tragedy at Lake Roy on Thursday when a young boy lost his life. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a father took his 9-year-old and 12-year-old ...