Florida officials will pay $485,000 to a FWC biologist fired for posting a critical post about Charlie Kirk after his ...

El Niño may suppress overall activity, but major storms later in the season and recent hits keep Florida’s risk and urgency ...

Most mail delivery services will not operate on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. The U.S. Postal Service will be closed, but ...

Donatos Pizza announced plans to open up to 25 new locations in Florida over the next several years. The company is targeting high-growth metro areas like Orlando and Tampa for its expansion. Donatos ...

Taylor Bowman of Winter Haven will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Ellen Masters in the 10th Judicial ...

Alyssa Hillman, who came up with clutch hits in 2023, and Ryleigh Knowlton are the only starters back from the '23 state ...

Who is the Ledger's Boys' Volleyball Player of the Year for 2026? Vote now in the readers choice poll. Here are the nominees.

A new Publix store at Thompson Nursery in Winter Haven is set to open on June 18, adding to Polk County's growing list of ...

Hulbert Homes has proposed 24 homes on half-acre lots on this iconic rural enclave amid an ocean of suburban neighborhoods.

Lakeland Christian had its work cut out for itself as Jacksonville Trinity Christian, No. 1 in 2A, No. 3 in the state and No. 20 in the nation awaited the Vikings. For three innings, the Vikings ...

Lakeland officials voted 6-1 to approve an agreement with SJD Development, rejecting residents' plea for a new traffic study.

A three-vehicle accident the morning of May 18 on the Polk Parkway killed a 42-year-old Winter Haven man. The accident happened about 6 a.m. near the western terminus of the Parkway as it meets ...