The map is designed to help residents and tourist evacuees find shelter during an impending storm. Polk County has 47 hurricane shelters, including three for people with special needs.

The state agency, a division of the Florida Department of Transportation, is conducting an alternative corridor evaluation for the Central Polk Parkway East, a toll road that would run from State ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A plant that only is known to exist in Polk County, the Blushing Scrub Balm, is at risk due to proposed routes for a planned toll road, native plant enthusiasts say ...

A photo shared by Florida Highway Patrol showing damage to a Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance that troopers say was struck in a hit-and-run crash on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.