It all happened so fast. One second, Misty Wells had a lakefront home. Next second, her home was part of Lake Bonny in ...

Frustrated Lake Bonny residents and Lakeland city leaders agreed on one thing Monday: the pump to release water from their neighborhoods is not working efficiently enough.

Residents of Oakmont Lane near Seward Lake, southeast of Lakeland, said the water has continued rising nearly a week since Hurricane Milton.

A saturated ground. Historic rainfall. And lakes connected in a watershed that's already stacked up downstream. Here's what's ...

When Polk County bought the property, the main purpose was for water treatment and slowing the flow into the Peace River. “It ...

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The distribution center in Mulberry was one of four the Florida National Guard established in Polk County, coordinating with ...

A “playful” shelter dog got a Halloween costume — and made it her own, video shows. “We wanted her to be a ghost but she tore through her eyeholes immediately and made it a... face hole, so we’re not ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NW at 9 mph (14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 69 °F (20.6 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 76 °F (24.4 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 13 mph (6.4 to 20.9 kph ...

The two largest spills, totaling 5 million gallons, happened at the Glendale Wastewater Reclamation Facility in southeast ...

After Hurricanes Helene and Milton brought strong impacts to the Tampa Bay area, cleaning up storm debris is among the ...