Here are 51 Polk County high school volleyball players to watch in 2026 and how their teams have progressed in the young ...

Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland has received a congressional appropriation of $2.9 million for a new Public Service Applied ...

Polk State completed a renovation of the Winter Haven Science Building, drawing upon an allocation of $16.7 million from the ...

McKeel’s Ryan Fallow and Winter Haven’s Oscar Munoz have graduated, and All Saints diver Cal O’Conner decided to focus on ...

All northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 17-92 in Davenport were closed the morning of Sept. 3 from Ernie Caldwell Boulevard to Lem Carnes Road.

Pierre DuCharme, a staff photographer with The Ledger for four decades, died Sept. 1 at age 76. He covered shuttle launches, ...

Ahnarri Cooper emerged as the Lakeland football's leading rusher last season and will have a big role as the Dreadnaughts ...

Tiger Woods' driver's license was suspended for five years and he will pay $1,500 in fines in a plea agreement.

Avelo Airlines serves six Central Florida airports: Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB); Fort Myers’ Southwest Florida ...

Miami Dolphins rookie linebacker Jacob Rodriguez speaks to the media on Sept. 2, 2026, just days before the start of the 2026 NFL season.

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

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