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

Traffic is now flowing in and out of the Florida Keys after a brush fire led officials to briefly close U.S. 1, snarling ...

On Tuesday, the fire closed down Florida's famed 18-Mile Stretch, a section of US-1 linking southern Florida to the Keys, ...

When roll call was taken, commissioners Leo Longworth, Gary Ball and Laura Simpson decided to stick with fluoride. Tanya ...

A Bartow resident of 30-plus years starts a petition to stop 2,245 new homes from being built, as other residents vent online ...

Sunny with a high of 70 °F (21.1 °C). Winds WNW at 14 to 16 mph (22.5 to 25.7 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 5 to 12 mph (8 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 45 °F (7.2 °C ...

A new neighborhood of single-family homes proposed off State Road 60 in Bartow has attracted some residents' resistance. Residents worry that the development will bring too many people to the area too ...

AAC opponents square off when the UAB Blazers (19-10, 12-4 AAC) host the Florida Atlantic Owls (16-13, 9-7 AAC) at Bartow Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 6, 2025. In this preview, we ...

With a chance to move into a tie for first place in the American Conference with Memphis, UAB lost today’s matchup with the 18th ranked Tigers 88-81 at Bartow ... take on the Florida Atlantic ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Lakeland lawyer John C. Waters to fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court for the 10 th Judicial Circuit, based in Bartow. Waters, 47, will fill an opening ...

Low to medium red tide levels are present in some areas on the west coast of Florida. Red tide can cause respiratory irritation in humans, especially those with pre-existing conditions.

lorida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo spoke in Bartow on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in favor of removing fluoride from all public water systems. Anti-fluoride: Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph ...