Peace River not so peaceful in Bartow as rising waters spur local state of emergency City officials say the Peace River is approaching a level of 8 feet, which is where they say they become concerned.

Tuesday marked the third time in 17 years that Felix Atkinson and his family were packing up and leaving their home in the Peace River Estates Mobile Home Park, where water there was already rising.

On Thursday, the Peace River is expected reach action stage and then on Friday it will rise to moderate flooding levels, according NWS forecasts. By Sunday at 2 a.m. the river will reach 10.1 feet ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County officials are warning of the potential for Peace River flooding as water levels continue rising. Water is flowing into the Peace River from central and eastern ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Communities near the Peace River in Polk County are seeing major flooding, and first responders are having to rescue people from rising waters.

DeSoto County Emergency Management said that right now the river is at 12 feet, and we can expect that number to go up. Houston Griffis has lived in Arcadia all his life.