A Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, mere miles from where firefighters battle blazes. Some say Helene could impact WNC ...

Cheryl Hayes is a mediator for Polk County’s restorative dialogue program. She has been working with offenders, victims and ...

Polk County, N.C. has fallen under the pall of increasing wildfire activity, specifically the Black Cove Complex fire, which has prompted significant evacuation measures across the region. As ...

The Black Cove Complex in Polk County has become the highest-priority fire in the United States, according to the North ...

Why are the Polk County assessor and others in his office getting big raises at a time when the county is facing a budget shortfall?

The Texas teen who drew national attention when he became an honorary Secret Service agent has now made his way to Polk County on his quest for a world record.

The sheriff's office said earlier the 66-year-old man told family that he was going to Houston to go to the rodeo and never ...

The Polk County supervisors earn relatively high pay compared to other counties' governing boards. But they're not the ...

A 13-year-old cancer survivor whose been making national waves stopped in Polk County this week where he was sworn in as an honorary deputy sheriff.

Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the world, its website said. At the end of its fiscal year 2024, the ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A driver running a red light hit a 12-year-old boy early Friday morning, according to police. The Lake Wales Police Department said around 7:47 a.m., the boy was in the crosswalk on ...

Polk County’s Commissioners voted Wednesday morning to grant a solid waste franchise to a company that has proposed building ...