Sen. Ashley Moody (R – Florida) visited Lake Wales Tuesday, advocating for a bill she introduced to lower federal sugar ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) issued an alert today, April 21, 2025, ...

Madalynne Brooks was a leader in Lakeland's NAACP branch, spurred to action by a hanging outside her father's church.

Part of the S.R. 33 interchange project, the wildlife crossing over I-4 in Polk County will be the first dedicated wildlife ...

Bonnet Springs was transformed from a railyard into an expansive park featuring trails, botanical gardens and even a museum.

There were 88 wildfires currently burning in Florida on Monday, April 21, affecting more than 2,300 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service. Most are contained. The largest fire burning in the ...

Monday starts off mild across Central Florida with morning temps in the 60s and 70s. The day turns hot and mostly dry, with highs reaching near 90 inland and low to mid-80s along the coast, under ...

Abundant sunshine, warm temperatures and breezy conditions are expected for Easter Sunday across Central Florida.

"Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains," with more than 40% of the state under drought conditions, ...

There are increased fire concerns April 17, especially in areas that have been particularly dry over the last seven to 14 ...

Unincorporated areas of Polk County, along with other cities within the county, are now under a burn ban as dry conditions ...

As the drought worsens, more Florida counties have issued burn bans.Here's the dry weather outlook and where the fires are burning.