Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as crews continue working to contain three wildfires in Polk County. Three fires in the western North Carolina county south of Asheville have burned more ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — Officials said Monday that three wildfires in Polk County near Hendersonville have now burned over 5,200 acres. The North Carolina Forest Service and local units have been ...

PRISON OR 25 YEARS AT THE LEAST. OUT IN POLK COUNTY. A MISSING CHILD HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN POLK COUNTY. LAKE OUT THERE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 12 YEAR OLD WAS OUT SWIMMING WITH FAMILY BEFORE HE GOT ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews in Polk County are battling a second wildfire in the Piney Mountain community as they continue to fight the Black Cove wildfire. Polk County emergency ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Polk County wildfire, now being called the Black Cove Fire near Green River Cove Road, is at 110 acres and is 10% contained, according to the N.C. Forest Service ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Polk County officials said one fire is almost contained while two others are still at zero percent containment as crews continue working wildfires totaling over ...

A retired Polk County deputy was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver on Monday night. Investigators say Aaron Wells was driving drunk and had an 11-year-old child in the car when he hit the ...

A retired Polk County deputy was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver on Monday night. Investigators say Aaron Wells was driving drunk and had an 11-year-old child in the car when he hit the ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A retired Polk County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver, deputies said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it received a ...

BARTOW, Fla. — A Winter Haven man was arrested Monday evening for allegedly hitting and killing a retired Polk County Sheriff's Office sergeant who had stopped to remove debris from a roadway.

Before the meeting even began, East End residents gathered outside the E.B. Cape Learning & Development Center, holding signs urging officials to keep Polk Street open — a vital link between ...

The George R. Brown Convention Center looms behind a sign announcing a proposal to close Polk Street in downtown Houston. Photo: Jay R. Jordan/Axios ...