Who has the best tacos in Polk County? Tough question, especially when there's so many options. In our poll below, we list ...

The driver and passenger of a Honda Accord, a married couple from Winter Haven, died in a three-vehicle crash in Auburndale, ...

Three people died Sept. 24 after the vehicle they were in cross in front of a dump truck west of Lake Wales, the Polk County ...

Vote now on which Polk County high school volleyball had the best week. This poll will end 8 p.m. Sept. 30, 2026.

Green Horizon Land Trust has purchased a 19-acre parcel overlooking Crooked Lake and plans to reestablish the historical ...

Rural King Farm and Home Store is eyeing a possible location in Lakeland. The Illinois-based farm and home retailer filed a conceptual plan with Lakeland on Sept. 21 for a possible new location at ...

Jurors heard a recording of TJ Wiggins denying involvement in the 2020 Frostproof killings, as ballistics experts testified about bullets.

A building on Florida Avenue, just south of Main Street in Lakeland was being demolished on Sept. 16, 2026. The building, which was built in 1922, was the original site of The Ledger when it opened as ...

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, first responders arrived to find a 44-year-old motorcyclist from Lakeland with serious injuries. He was taken to a local hospital.

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 ...

There are 11 district games on the schedule for Week 6 of the high school football season. Here are Ledger writer Roy Fuoco's predictions.