A cold front is moving through Florida April 11, as drought conditions prompt the NWS to issue red flag warnings for seven counties. Here's Polk's forecast.

A passerby reported the fire at Storage Rentals of America just before 3 a.m., telling dispatchers they could see flames ...

New wildfires in Florida have sent residents fleeing their homes and closed roadways to traffic. The Sunshine State is ...

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index, used by the Florida Forest Service ... it is necessary that we issue a burn ban,” Polk County Fire Rescue Fire Chief Shawn Smith said. “We are experiencing ...

The Central Polk County Fire Protection District (CPCFPD) rescued a person stranded in the Pomme de Terre Lake late Friday ...

A 41-year-old woman was arrested last week after allegedly using her vehicle to intentionally run over another woman she saw ...

according to the Volusia County Fire Rescue. With conditions ripe for wildfires to spread quickly, burn bans are in place for nearly 10 counties in Southwest and Central Florida, including Polk ...