The deputy was praised in February for making more than 200 DUI arrests last year. Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said all of his ...

Ed Vetter helped establish Polk's first International Baccalaureate program and led it to become one of Florida's ...

Overall Polk County students improved in two-thirds of the categories, but fell in others. See how your school did.

As Gov. DeSantis rushes "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, into operation, Florida ...

Here’s where the northern lights could be visible this weekend, the last time they were seen in Florida and how to find ...

The weekend wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is a good excuse to mark the occasion with some Amazon one-liners.

Free speech or disruptive behavior? After a viral confrontation with a conservative social media personality in May, the LDDA ...

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

For more than 30 years, The Ledger has honored the top scholar-athletes in Polk County and continues that tradition this year ...

It's been a long journey for Bartow and Lake Wales Walter Clayton Jr. But now, Clayton Jr. was drafted by the Utah Jazz.

Kaitlin Bennett, a conservative social media personality, says Lakeland police and the LDDA violated her free speech rights at the Downtown Farmers Curb Market.

LAKELAND — The Lakeland Downtown Development Authority has implemented several measures in an attempt to improve security in city's downtown area during the past year.. In June, the LDDA hired ...