POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County residents who live in flood-prone areas are preparing for even more trouble from Hurricane Helene this week. “This is our lake,” said Chris DeRidder, pointing to ...

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane Wednesday before slamming into Florida as a massive Category 3 storm ...

Helene continues to trek north and is intensifying. The storm could be a major hurricane before it makes landfall somewhere ...

Hurricane Helen is causing schools, government agencies and businesses across Central Florida to decide whether to close or ...

Hurricane Helene formed Wednesday morning with the National Hurricane Center forecasting the storm to rapidly intensify in ...

The county is expected to see tropical storm force winds. Here's a look at the forecast and county preparations.

Helene’s outer bands will move into Central Florida on Thursday, bringing strong winds and periods of heavy rain to the ...

Florida schools announce closures as Tropical Storm Helene approaches, with varying local decisions on shutdown timing.

A resident in the Creeks Crossing neighborhood of North Lakeland had an unexpected visitor Tuesday night: an alligator at ...

The National Weather Service Tallahassee warned Tropical Storm Helene could become hurricane with "catastrophic wind damage" and a "nightmare surge." ...

A telehealth program implemented in Polk public schools more than two years ago has been used 11,308 times, with mental health therapy sessions rising in the second year and physical health visits ...