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Unexpected Visitor In Lakeland Neighborhood Prompts Late Night Polk County Sheriff Call
A resident in the Creeks Crossing neighborhood of North Lakeland had an unexpected visitor Tuesday night: an alligator at ...
As Polk County preps for Helene, sandbag sites open and sports events are rescheduled
Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of ...
Wind & Rain: How Hurricane Helene could impact Central Florida, county-by-county
Helene’s outer bands will move into Central Florida on Thursday, bringing strong winds and periods of heavy rain to the ...
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Orange County Corrections Officer Honored for Thwarting Kidnapping Attempt in Polk County
Orange County Corrections Officer Timothy Williams received the Florida Missing Children's Day Citizen of the Year Award for ...
Will a hurricane hit Florida this week? It's possible. Here's Polk County's forecast
A tropical depression or storm is likely to form over the next couple of days. Take a look at Polk County's forecast.
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Polk County’s growing pains show what’s ahead for the rest of Florida
If you ever tire of the monotonous flatness of peninsular Florida, just drive through Polk County. The landscape there is dotted by massive mountains of phosphate waste, the result of companies mining ...
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Man arrested after leading deputies on pursuit from Polk County reaching 130+ mph
A fugitive was arrested in Florida late Tuesday night after leading authorities on a multi-county pursuit starting in Polk ...
Polk County opposes Lake Wales' plans to double size of its redevelopment district
Polk County filed a complaint in Circuit Court against Lake Wales and its CRA, seeking to block the planned doubling of the ...
Polk public schools will close Thursday and Friday for Helene. After-school events canceled
Polk County Public Schools will close all schools and offices Thursday and Friday. All after-school activities will end at 6 ...