The project will transform a 6-mile stretch into four lanes and includes two new roundabouts to handle growing congestion.

Hi-tech firm GISJane LLC to monitor algal blooms in Polk County with state funded initiative per Polk County contract ...

TAMPA, Fla. — This Hispanic Heritage Month, Spectrum News is shining a light on leaders in the community who are making a difference and inspiring others. That’s the case for the first Hispanic Polk ...

Residents on Crews Lake Drive fought against the development on 300 acres, which was previously approved by county staff and ...

A case of measles has been discovered in an unvaccinated child in Polk County, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Dec. 31. The child had visited locations in ...

Polk County has seen rapid growth for several years, and that trend has finally caught on in the local restaurant and dining scene. Polk has seen lots of mom-and-pop restaurants, small localized ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County officials have a pretty clear message on this New Year’s fireworks: don’t try them at home. “It’s dry so any spark or small ember, not only from fireworks, but outside ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds a photo of 47-year-old Jason Kenney who is suspected of killing his wife before taking his own life. (Polk County Sheriff's Office) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Health officials confirmed the first case of measles in Polk County in almost 30 years Thursday. Iowa now has eight confirmed cases in 2025 as of December 17. Officials say ...

A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic seriously injured in an ambulance crash earlier this month was met with applause as he left a hospital Wednesday. On Dec. 8, Paramedic John Parris was treating a ...

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — The Polk County Health Department, alongside Iowa Health and Human Services, has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated infant from Polk County. The infant was too young to ...