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

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

Cast your vote for the Polk County 2026 preseason high school bowler of the year in an open poll. The nominees are listed below.

When the 2025 boys cross country season ended, Geneva Classical’s Oliver Dempsey was the top runner, George Jenkins’ Colin ...

Lakeland Christian's Emma Wilkinson has been the top girls cross country runner for the past three years and is entering her ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd called license plate readers the best tool in their arsenal for public safety and said his ...

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

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

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

With the top two cross country runners having graduated, the field is wide open as the 2026 season gets under way.

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

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 ...