As Polk County’s high school football teams went through preseason practice, The Ledger spotlighted the top senior prospects, ...

The Polk County school district plans town halls to discuss the proposed new high school zones. Here's a look at the plans.

Will there be a billion-dollar jackpot in summer 2025? Powerball drawings are at 11 pm ET every Monday, Wednesday and ...

The new Florida law says you can go to jail and/or face $500 fines for driving 50 mph over the speed limit or exceeding 100 mph.

The Space Force's 'classified' space plane will launch Thursday from Kennedy Space Center with a new sensor to test GPS ...

Lakeland candidate Don Burns has withdrawn his candidacy for Lakeland's District B Northeast seat this November.

Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley, who currently holds the seat, announced her campaign as a mayoral candidate in March. This leaves the District C seat open along with a full four-year term.

As Hurricane Erin swirls around Florida, NASA is asking the public to submit their hurricane-related photos to help improve ...

Rick Nolte, who died at age 69, was in his first term on the Polk County School Board after ousting incumbent Sarah Fortney ...

The Milky Way is expected to shine every night through August as it gets higher in a darker sky throughout the United States, including Florida.

The Constitution says very little about how members of the House of Representatives must be chosen. Abusing single-member districts may change that.