Lakeland senior linebacker Malik Morris battled knee injury in junior season but still was the defensive player of the year.

A Port Charlotte man died after losing control of his vehicle where Interstate 4 meets Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland early ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said no foul play was suspected in the fatal fire in The Hamptons golf community.

Sheriff Grady Judd said the man should be considered "armed and dangerous," last seen walking toward woods near U.S. 27 and I ...

Auburndale Police said that the driver of the sedan struck an overpass wall and stopped on the road before the crash.

Which Louisville football newcomers could have breakout seasons in Year 3 under Jeff Brohm? Answers to that and more from T.J ...

Twenty-two of Polk County’s best defensive linemen were highlighted in The Ledger. And this poll gives folks the chance to ...

A federal judge agreed that a state law prohibiting teachers from using preferred pronouns in classrooms discriminated a teacher based on sex.

A sauce cult is not the only similarity to its competitor Chick-fil-A. The Polk County Raising Cane’s site plan shows a two-lane drive-thru to shorten the wait. Raising Cane’s website also boasts ...

The Ledger's Super 16 (+2) countdown continues with two four wide receivers and one running back with three of the five having already committed.

Punches thrown in a fight that knocked at least one man unconscious along Lake Winterset over the weekend prompted Polk Sheriff’s Grady Judd to announce zero tolerance for any more raucous behavior on ...

Fort Meade achieved a 2024 FHSAA Rural Football Division B state title for the first time since 2004, as the Miners wrapped ...