LAKELAND — Larry Anderson and Michelle Bell arrived to vote Tuesday morning on a pair of single-gear bicycles — red for him ...

It's Election Day 2024, and The Ledger caught up with a couple of voters outside the Coleman Bush Building in Lakeland.

Election Day 2024 is here. Final voting for the general election will take place Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Polk County ...

Republican candidates, three of them incumbents, easily won Tuesday’s five elections for seats in the Florida Legislature in districts that contain parts of Polk County. The results continue a trend ...

Rick Rousos, who spent 27 years with The Ledger, covered a variety of beats and thrived as an investigative reporter. He died ...

Becky Troutman overwhelmingly wins Polk County Commission District 1. And the county finally ends its Efficiency Commission ...

City officials and veterinarian Price Dickson said, on average, about one swan per month was killed by vehicles over the past year.

Republicans Scott Franklin, Daniel Webster and Laurel Lee, and Democrat Darren Soto had little trouble keeping their seats.

Here's our Week 12 Florida high school football Super 25 rankings. Lakeland returns to the No. 1 spot and Chaminade-Madonna moves up to No. 2.

Florida leaders across the state posted their reactions as the results of abortion amendment trickled in Tuesday evening.

The blue skies over Polk County on Monday are expected to continue as a cold front is forecast to move into the area by Wednesday with only a chance of showers. By midweek the high temperatures ...

Demand for hurricane supplies drives sales boost at Publix. Lakeland-based grocer reports stock price increase.