The Ledger's Super 16 countdown begins, and the senior class is so deep that we've added two players to the countdown.

A case in point is the highly public wrecking of the career of Tom Sylvester, a former deputy director of operations for the CIA.

Amid the summer swelter, where is Polk County's sweetest scoop? Help us narrow it down in The Ledger's bracket-style contest.

This week's featured SPCA pets include the cuddly pups French Fry and Betty and the lovable kitties St. Francis and Begonia.

Octavio Hernandez, a Democrat, drew encouragement from gaining almost 44% of the vote in 2024 with less than $10,000 in ...

Julie Conrad, who has spent most of her career in Wisconsin, began July 28 as superintendent of Lake Wales Charter Schools.

Two candidates, Don Burns and Terry Coney, have filed to run for Lakeland's Northeast District seat this November.

Animal advocates showed up for the third time this year to demand a spay-neuter program for feral cat populations in Polk ...

The proposal from the Charter Review Committee was at least the third attempt to change the process to sell the utility. But ...

Former Auburndale quarterback Amari Turner is fighting his way to the starting QB role at Warner University. Here's how.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd criticized recruiting emails that ICE sent directly to deputies who have trained to assist the ...

The law bars elementary and middle school students from using cell phones at school and high school students from using their ...