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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who has been missing since Feb. 20. Steven Joe Gariffo, 37, was last seen riding a ...

One person has died after a motel in Polk County caught fire Tuesday morning. The Corrigan Police Department reported that ...

Multiple Deep East Texas fire departments responded to an early morning motel fire Tuesday in Seven Oaks.

Four Texas counties are reporting cases in Texas, but new outbreaks have not reached the 2025 levels.

The sheriff said the victim has not yet been identified. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Polk County will pay $2.5 million to settle with the county's former human resources chief Jim Nahas. Polk County supervisors unanimously approved the settlement at their meeting Tuesday, Feb. 10, ...

Polk County Commissioners have limited general public comments to 15 speakers per meeting. The change follows prolonged public criticism regarding conditions at the county's animal services facility.

EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE STARTS RIGHT NOW. NEW AT FIVE. POLK COUNTY IS MAKING AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY THROUGH ITS WETLAND WAVES PROGRAM. KCCI CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SUZANNE BEHNKE LOOKED AT ...

BUDA, Texas (KXAN) — After a skunk in Buda tested positive for rabies Wednesday, the Hays County Health Department is encouraging community members to stay alert. County officials say they’ve seen a ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported a call that a man was breaking into homes on Friday. On February 6, The Sheriff’s Office received a report of a burglary in progress, ...

More than 30 brush fires burned across Polk County on Feb. 15, according to Polk County Fire Rescue. The largest was in the Westgate River Ranch area in the far eastern portion of Polk County near ...