An audience filled the Polk County Commission chambers for the annual meeting with legislators, just days before the session ...

Firefighters in western North Carolina continue their effort to contain the Melrose Fire. The fire was initially started by a ...

According to Polk County Emergency Management, the Melrose Fire continued to spread overnight, and the state forestry service ...

The Melrose Fire in Polk County is estimated to be between 400-500 acres with 0% containment as of Sunday, according to the ...

The man is accused of sexually abusing a girl in his care for three years, and in a first for Polk County, his charges were ...

Officials from the Polk Regional Water Cooperative celebrated completion of an injection well at a planned water production ...

An open burning ban has been issued in Polk County, according to the Polk County Fire Marshal's Office. Effective Sunday at 3 p.m., officials said the ban is in accordance with the North Carolina Fire ...

Evacuations continue for residents in Polk County due to an over 400-acre brush fire. According to the Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal and the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire ...

Lakeland lawyer John Waters will fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court for the 10th Judicial Circuit created by the retirement ...

Both officers believed the suspect was firing at them, and fired back in response. However, authorities later learned the ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office warns residents against walking onto ice in ponds and lakes as the weather warms up, and ...

Deputies said she released the dog on two Duke Energy workers before the dog attacked the deputy who was trying to arrest her ...