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

Construction of “congestion relief lanes” on Interstate 4 in Polk County has finished eight months ahead of schedule, Florida ...

Renters in Polk County saw apartment listing prices decrease from February's average of $1,235, an analysis of new data from ...

Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.

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

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index, used by the Florida Forest Service, shows Polk County significantly above the wildfire risk benchmark. (This story was revised to add new information.) Because of a ...

Polk County ... Polk County. Also, Winter Haven is among the cities issuing their own burn ban. Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco counties also are under a burn restriction from the Florida Forest ...

Florida has the only area of extreme drought ... 200-acre brush fire breaks out near New Smyrna Beach as outdoor burn ban announced Polk County issued a burn ban effective April 14 to include ...

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

At a Monday news conference in Osceola County, DeSantis said congestion relief plans along I-4 near Champions Gate and ...