As the high school football season nears the midpoint, time is running out for teams that have district title and/or playoff aspirations to fix flaws as big district matchups await them in the second ...

The cameras in front of Horizons Elementary will go online Sept. 21, looking for drivers traveling more than 10 mph over the ...

Lakeland and Lake Wales are the top teams but more than half the season remains.

Florida is among those states with the lowest annual salaries for teachers, according to a new report by WalletHub.

Haines City's proposed budget likely means lower property taxes and fire assessments. Yet the city still expects more revenue because of new construction.

Bartow's Barron won the George Jenkins Invitational, and here are the Polk County golf results. Find out how Barron now ...

State Sen. Angie Nixon and former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham are scheduled to speak Sept. 19 at an event in Lakeland.

Lakeland, Lake Wales and Lakeland Christian at 1-2-3 lead the way in The Ledger's Polk County high school football rankings through four weeks.

Medical examiner's autopsy, detectives' testimony and security video were presented on Day 2 of TJ Wiggins' trial in the 2020 Frostproof killings.

Florida Southern College professor James M. Denham opens the Florida Lecture Series with tales of "Charles Hawkins, Sailor of ...

Alexis "Lexi" Kramer, 22, was a passenger in a McLaren driven by fellow influencer James Wehr when it crashed Sept. 13 in ...

An Orlando man has been arrested and detained for ICE after the Polk County Sheriff's Office said he fled a fatal hit-and-run ...