OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Video shows the moment deputies pulled over a vehicle and found a small plastic bag of drugs in Okeechobee County. The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office said a ...

He recalls growing up on the Treasure Coast before what now seem to be routine water releases from a swollen Lake Okeechobee. "Oysters and seagrass beds create habitat for these estuaries to ...

Catch is a restaurant launched by Just Poke — a chain of Poke restaurants with over 32 locations across the Pacific Northwest. It’s set to open inside Bellingham’s Walmart on Tuesday ...

MORNING TRAFFIC ANCHOR YASMINE JULMISSE HAS MORE ON THE TRAFFIC HEADACHES IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES, AND THE PROJECT OFFICIALS HOPE WILL RELIEVE THEM. WELL, LET’S START WITH ...

I’m thrilled to share the news today that four STAT reporters have won the George W. Polk Award, one of the most prestigious honors in American journalism, for their series that highlights how ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A woman was bitten by an alligator while kayaking in Polk County on Monday. The incident happened while the woman was at the Tiger Creek Preserve, according to Scripps News ...

The Polk Transportation Planning Organization discussed a proposed toll road in eastern Polk County, the Central Polk Parkway East. Board members expressed concerns about the project's potential ...

A wildfire in Polk County, North Carolina, has grown to 593 acres but is now 63% contained. Firefighters have been battling the blaze with back burn operations and are hopeful rain is on the way.

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton appointed Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri to the newly formed State Immigration Enforcement Council. The council ...

Evacuations remain for residents in Polk County due to an over 400-acre brush fire.According to the Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal and the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire ...