A developer abruptly pulled a plan for a 145-home subdivision on Deeson Road before a meeting of the Polk County Commission.

The Miami Dolphins let go veteran Tyrel Dodson to clear an immediate path for rookie LB Jacob Rodriguez. Here's why: ...

Polk State will use the grant money to install a new CDL training facility at the Polk State Clear Springs Advanced ...

The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College in Lakeland is launching an Artist-in-Residence Program.

Kenneth Treister of Winter Haven, an architect perhaps best known for designing Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, has died at ...

Green Horizon Land Trust has acquired a 20-acre parcel near Crooked Lake in eastern Polk County to prevent potential ...

The planned route of the Central Polk Parkway East bisects property near Haines City that Sharon Garrett’s family has owned ...

And on the boys' side, Kathleen’s Mason Griffin was The Ledger’s Bowler of the Year for the second straight year in 2025. But ...

The triple first-degree murder trial opened Aug. 31 for Shaun Paul Runyon, accused of the 2021 killings of his coworkers at a ...

Kenya Glasgow, 31, and daughter, 2, were fatally struck by a bolt of lightning outside a relative's house while Glasgow's ...

There’s no doubt who the top girls cross country runner is as the 2026 season gets under way. Lakeland Christian senior Emma ...

Forecasters are watching the remnants of Dolly and the chances they'll reform as Invest 97L catches eyes in the northern Gulf ...