El Niño may suppress overall activity, but major storms later in the season and recent hits keep Florida’s risk and urgency ...

Most mail delivery services will not operate on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. The U.S. Postal Service will be closed, but ...

Donatos Pizza announced plans to open up to 25 new locations in Florida over the next several years. The company is targeting high-growth metro areas like Orlando and Tampa for its expansion. Donatos ...

Taylor Bowman of Winter Haven will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Ellen Masters in the 10th Judicial ...

Alyssa Hillman, who came up with clutch hits in 2023, and Ryleigh Knowlton are the only starters back from the '23 state ...

Who is the Ledger's Boys' Volleyball Player of the Year for 2026? Vote now in the readers choice poll. Here are the nominees.

Hulbert Homes has proposed 24 homes on half-acre lots on this iconic rural enclave amid an ocean of suburban neighborhoods.

Lakeland High School valedictorian Hope Hallock poses with Principal Alain Douge during the graduation ceremony at the RP ...

A new Publix store at Thompson Nursery in Winter Haven is set to open on June 18, adding to Polk County's growing list of ...

Lakeland officials voted 6-1 to approve an agreement with SJD Development, rejecting residents' plea for a new traffic study.

A person was found dead on a bench at Veterans Memorial Park in Lakeland the morning of May 19. Lakeland police confirmed a death investigation is underway. Detectives were on scene, but police said ...

Harrison School for the Arts in Lakeland sends its 2026 graduates on to brighter lights and bigger stages. See the ...