Dozens of Kathleen High School students walked off campus the morning of Feb. 12 to protest the Trump Administration’s ...

Auburndale police are evacuating downtown residences and businesses as of 11:15 a.m. Feb. 12 due to fears of a suspicious ...

Auburndale overcame a key injury to go on to win district title but saw its season end in the regional semifinals.

There will be a mostly new cast of top baseball players in Polk County this season as seniors dominated The Ledger’s All-County team. Of the 29 players who were selected for either the first or second ...

Parker and Childress were the top two lifters from Polk County on Thursday at the 2026 FHSAA Girls Weightlifting State Championships at the RP Funding Center.

One involved a commissioner's Facebook posts. One was over Polk County Animal Control. The other alleged abuse of authority ...

Officials say a man likely killed two people in Fort Lauderdale, then drove 200 miles to Sarasota and killed four more. He ...

No. 5 Winter Haven’s Serenity Hardy went down with an Achilles tear just before the postseason. That and other Polk County ...

DHL Supply Chain is laying off 203 employees at its Lakeland, Florida facility, which is expected to close by the end of 2026 ...

Winter Haven drivers are being advised to avoid the area of U.S. Highway 17 in the southwestern part of the city after a vehicle crash.

An investigator rated eight allegations against Polk State College’s leaders as “not substantiated” in an inquiry into the use of scholarship funds.

With Avelo planning to increase its flights from Lakeland Linder in the near future, federal law would require more than one ...