Miami Northwestern WR Calvin Russell Jr., a five-star prospects and No. 4 on the Florida Top 100 for 2026, will commit to a ...

The roughly $115 billion budget was $3.5 billion less than the current year. DeSantis’ action shrinks the plan even further, ...

Committed to Liberty since March, All-First Coast running back Arthur Lewis IV instead plans to play for the UCF Knights.

Polk County Property Appraiser Neil Combee raised concerns about the financial impact of Florida's Live Local Act on property tax revenues. The Live Local Act provides tax breaks to developers ...

Miss Florida, who just earned her master's in health administration, was a former cheerleader at this major state program.

R. Bruce Anderson writes a right-wing content creator's invasion of Lakeland's farmers market, and the LDDA's attempt to remove her, raise free speech questions.

The denial of racism in the United States, its origins, its effects, its destructive power, are being washed out of our history books. As we progressed from the civil rights movement to today, we ...

Florida law permits firework use on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and the Fourth of July. Fireworks can be purchased at ...

Four of Polk State College's six trustees rated President Angela Garcia Falconetti as achieving expectations in every measure ...

The average fuel price in state rose about 7 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the ...

According to data from the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lake Kissimmee had the second-highest number of alligators in 2024, with an estimated population of about 16,184.

For more than 30 years, The Ledger has honored the top scholar-athletes in Polk County and continues that tradition this year ...