Twenty-four students have started the school year in Polk County in handcuffs and kicked out of school after making threats, ...

How much of a premier matchup it is will be seen when the two teams meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lakeland's Bryant Stadium. Lakeland ...

A Florida newborn is the proud owner of a talking Sheriff Grady Judd doll after she decided to make her way into the world in ...

Players for The Ledger's Super 16 list of top seniors for upcoming seasons could come from this list of the top underclassmen ...

A large, slowly-spinning system across the northern Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico could develop into something ...

Athletes from around the country are in Polk County to compete in the Adaptive Waterski Three Event Nationals. The three-day ...

A Polk County Veterans Service officer will be stationed in the office at the Lakeland VA Clinic four days a week.

Polk County commissioners voted 3-2 to support a resolution from a conservative group alleging potential fraud in Florida's ...

Micah and Diam were on their way to the hospital around 7 a.m. on Saturday so Diam could give birth to their child, however, ...

A fugitive was arrested in Florida late Tuesday night after leading authorities on a multi-county pursuit starting in Polk ...

Rapid, unplanned development leaves county short of utility capacity, contemplating big increases in impact fees and an ...

Fire Chief Hezedean Smith was placed on two weeks of administrative leave after announcing his resignation from Polk County ...