Monday, October 14th is a previously scheduled Record Day for staff and there will be no school for students. The district noted it hopes to reopen to students on Tuesday, October 15th. Parents should be updated by 5 p.m. on Monday on the status for Tuesday.
Insurance companies are coming together at so-called “insurance villages" to help those impacted by Hurricane Milton with the process of filing claims. The first site is open Monday, with more opening this week.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office closed a section of Campbell Road in North Lakeland on Saturday, not in response to flooding but because part of the street had vanished into a hole. The small chasm appeared to be yet another consequence of the hurricane, opening up near a lift station.
He has spent the last few days in the Kathleen area of north Lakeland, handing out water, meals-ready-to-eat and tarps following devastating flooding from Hurricane Milton. Deputies delivered the items in flooded areas via airboats and swamp buggies.
As Central Floridians clean up from Hurricane Milton, officials have started to announce plans on how residents can properly dispose of their yard waste and construction debris.
Polk County Emergency Management has established a fixed distribution site at Walker Road Park, 1035 Walker Road. Because of flooding, it has to be accessed via Swindell Road. Another distribution site is at Gator Creek Reserve at 9725 U.S. 98 North.
Points of distribution sites are opening up across counties hardest hit by Hurricane Milton, supplying residents in need with ready-to-eat meals, water and supplies.
More than two million Floridians are still without power after Hurricane Milton tore through the state. The storm has been tied to at least 10 deaths and state officials say more than 1,600 individuals were saved by search and rescue teams.
Florida Fish and Wildlife officers joined neighbors helping to rescue people living in the Pemberton Creek area on Friday, as flood waters continued to rise.
The Orlando Magic have officially signed free agent center Robert Baker II, President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman announced today. As per team policy, the terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
More than 1.5 million remain without power almost three days after feeling the first effects of Hurricane Milton. Most major utility providers have now provided timelines for when service should come back online.
A Polk County baby may not have picked the most opportune time to arrive when she decided to make her way into the world as Hurricane Milton barreled across Florida, but a few Polk County deputies made sure her parents got to the hospital in the nick of time.
The state’s preparations probably limited the impact of the storm, one of the strongest to ever hit the state. At least 12 deaths were tied to the hurricane.
LAKELAND, Fla. - The body of a missing 83-year-old Lakeland man has been found by Polk County deputies. Deputies say Marco Grillo, who was in the late stages of Alzheimer’s, wandered away Thursday night after Hurricane Milton pummeled Polk County.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office advised the public to "stay alert" as a massive sinkhole opened at the intersection of Irish Moss Avenue and Pond Pine Drive, according to a Facebook post shared by the department on Thursday. The sinkhole, which can "expand without warning," is blocking residents, the sheriff's office said.
Hurricane Milton produced dozens of tornadoes and rainfall estimates that topped more than a foot across west-central Florida, but a sight now opening up across many counties is that of
Fred Hill gets a few drinks from his destroyed home after it was hit by a tornado and flooding caused by Hurricane Milton, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Matlacha, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Nearly two weeks after Helene made landfall in the northwestern portion of Florida,
Parts of Lakeland are seeing severe flooding after Hurricane Milton pummeled the area. Polk County deputies are using a high-water military rescue truck to save residents from flooded homes.
While the Tigers’ magical 2024 season rolls on, they’re keeping an eye on the Spring Training complex and support staff in Lakeland, Fla., one of the areas hit hard by Hurricane Milton Wednesday night.
Hurricane Milton moved off Florida's east coast early Thursday morning after making landfall Wednesday evening south of Tampa near Sarasota. The powerful storm brought destructive winds, widespread power outages affecting over 3 million customers and a significant outbreak of tornadoes across the Sunshine State.
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (NEXSTAR) — A Florida mother and her four children were rescued from rapidly rising floodwaters early Thursday morning after heavy rains inundated their Lakeland neighborhood in Polk County. The family was saved by a combination of luck, helpful neighbors, and news crew from Nexstar’s WFLA.
