With standing water left from Hurricane Milton leading to more mosquitoes, Polk County Mosquito Control plans to increase aerial spraying starting tonight.

Tractor trailers pulled up to Interlachen Park on Tuesday evening carrying pumps and pipes that will be used to drain ...

Lakeland city commissioners on Monday assured angry residents who live around in Lake Bonny that they are working with county ...

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About 1 in 7 Polk County residents is ‘food insecure,’ making power-related food losses even more difficult.

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Recovering from a hurricane is stressful for everyone. But for those living paycheck to paycheck, there are extra difficulties. Even before Hurricane Milton appeared on weather radars, 13.7% of Polk ...

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Police Chief Sammy Taylor presents a compilation of police body cam footage from Hurricane Milton to the City Commission ...

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