Some voters in Polk County headed to the polls Tuesday while still dealing with flooding or other hardships caused by ...

Melony Bell has ousted one of Polk County’s longest-serving elected officials. Bell, who left the Florida Legislature to challenge Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards, captured Tuesday’s ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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

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