Five weeks have been played in the 2026 high school football season, and for many teams, offensive production is spread ...

Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital will donate $1 million over five years to the Polk State College ...

The Southwest Florida Water Management District has extended the Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage for Polk County through March 31.

Fort Meade's mayor submitted a statement in response to a recall petition, rejecting allegations that he used his office for financial gain.

Elizabeth Hall, Leonie Tavares and Blake Barron won the Hawkins/Crutchfield golf tournament. See how other Polk high school golfers fared.

Two people died in a nearly head-on collision late Sept. 19 on U.S. 17-92 in Davenport, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

Lakeland commissioners approved a $125,000 settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive use of force by LPD K-9 officers.

Among the other top games this week are Kissimmee Osceola at Lake Wales, Lakeland Christian at Sebring and Victory Christian ...

Raymond leads this week’s nominees for The Ledger’s Tremendous 10 In last week’s poll, Lakeland quarterback Kelin Hendrix ran away with 82.1 percent of the poll. Bartow quarterback was second with 9.8 ...

For the first time in 20 years, Swiftmud has updated minimum flows on the Upper Peace River, which could affect future water ...

Florida troopers corral an emu wandering along a busy highway and confirm that no insurance policies were sold during the ...

Fort Meade has rescinded a precautionary boil-water advisory that had been in effect since Sept. 8. The city posted the notice on its website effective at noon on Sept. 19. "The Precautionary Boil ...