For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are ...

A large manhunt took place in Polk County Thursday after a fleeing suspect reportedly grabbed a deputy's gun, pointed it at ...

A 60-year old substitute teacher is being held on $35,000 bond after being accused of showing explicit pictures of herself to ...

Polk County is becoming more popular as a place to move because of competitive home prices opportunity and slower pace of ...

The plan would raise the fee for warehouses from $539 to $2,192 per 1,000 square feet and from $539 to $1,539 per 1,000 ...

In 2024 a record, 80% of animals in county shelters were released alive, making Polk County much closer to reaching its goal of becoming a no-kill county this year.

Keep Polk Beautiful will host its annual Bring One For The Chipper event at Camp Antioch on Saturday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to ...

A controversial idea involving the use of phosphogypsum, which is a radioactive byproduct of phosphorous mining, in a road ...

Adjusting for a 2021 surge caused by wildfire debris, Oregonians landfilled or incinerated a record amount of waste in 2022.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — Buncombe County's new garbage contractor, FCC Environmental Services will be working through this weekend to finish out the swapping of garbage carts. “We’ll be ...

Those who would like to dispose of their live Christmas trees must place their tree outside where the trash is collected by 7 a.m. on Jan. 11. The city will pick up the trees between then and Feb. 10.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - In an effort to streamline the process, Wyandotte County is changing the way missing trash pickups are reported. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County said in their ...