"It will not take much to get a brush or grass fire to flare up and rapidly spread," one meteorologist told Newsweek.

Polk County's school board is considering asking voters to approve a property tax referendum next year. Superintendent Fred ...

In Stein’s state, three fires were burning in Polk County, where people were under mandatory evacuation orders. The area, ...

Three people were found shot to death inside a home during a welfare check in Pompano Beach, sheriff's officials said. Broward County sheriff's deputies made several attempts on Wednesday evening to ...

U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents raided a well-known Dominican community in a nod to a new policy of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pledged to deport millions of people who have ...

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in ...

As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River. Firefighters from across the nation are responding.

Polk County ... thousands of acres between Miami and the Florida Keys. Crews have battled the blaze, "dubbed the 344 Fire," in southeast Miami-Dade County for eight days, with state agencies ...

Crews in Polk County were battling a second wildfire in the Piney Mountain Community on Thursday, as they continued to fight ...