The county is expected to see tropical storm force winds. Here's a look at the forecast and county preparations.

Tropical storm conditions are expected in Polk County within 36 hours as Helene begins strengthening and heading north ...

Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...

A tropical storm watch was issued for Polk County. Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane ...

Evidence indicates a 16-year-old driver failed to stop at a stop sign, which caused the crash. There were no survivors.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a late Sunday accident in the northeastern part of the county claimed three lives ...

Three private schools will still play on Friday, while public schools that didn't play Tuesday had to reschedule their games.

As Tropical Storm Helene, the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, makes its way towards Florida, here ...

Sandbag sites will be open again Wednesday as Polk County residents brace for heavy rain and winds when Tropical Storm Helene ...

If the high school football playoff were to begin today, eight Polk County teams would easily be in, including two teams in ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County residents who live in flood-prone areas are preparing for even more trouble from Hurricane Helene this week. “This is our lake,” said Chris DeRidder, pointing to ...

Polk County filed a complaint in Circuit Court against Lake Wales and its CRA, seeking to block the planned doubling of the ...