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 ...

A cold front is moving through Florida today, April 11 ... produce an increased risk of fire danger," the National Weather ...

Joy Jackson has been the director of the Florida Department of Health in Polk County for nine and a half years. Aaron Kissler ...

A cold front moving through Florida is expected to bring locally ... danger," the National Weather Service said. On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index.

"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 ...

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...