Hurricane Milton tore a path through south-central Polk County, including Lake Wales, the crossing point of three hurricanes in 2004.

Polk County schools are open Monday, but will shut down Tuesday for three days. Sandbag locations are opening across the ...

Thinking about looting after Hurricane Milton? Sheriff Grady Judd has a message for you: Not in Polk County.

Fort Meade sophomore Jayden McCutchen and Bartow senior Blake Johnson are the only two quarterback to have reached 1,000 yards and both could challenge the 2,000-yard mark in the regular season.

Lakeland could see historic storm surge levels from Hurricane Milton. Forecasters predict floods of up to 13 feet of water ...

What happened: Helene is the fourth-deadliest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. mainland since 1950. Deaths have been reported by officials in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.

The National Weather Service says the Peace River at Bartow could come within a foot of its historic record by Sunday.

Hurricane Milton's forecasted track has changed little. The Category 5 storm will hit the west coast near Tampa Bay late Wednesday or early Thursday.