Amid the summer swelter, where is Polk County's sweetest scoop? Help us narrow it down in The Ledger's bracket-style contest.

This week's featured SPCA pets include the cuddly pups French Fry and Betty and the lovable kitties St. Francis and Begonia.

Two candidates, Don Burns and Terry Coney, have filed to run for Lakeland's Northeast District seat this November.

Construction at "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's new immigrant detention center, has been halted while a judge hears arguments ...

Calls from "Evelyn" of "Lending Union" asking for more info about your loan are fake, the BBB said. Here's what to do.

Octavio Hernandez, a Democrat, drew encouragement from gaining almost 44% of the vote in 2024 with less than $10,000 in ...

Carol Ann Riley was reported missing out of San Diego County, California, and the unidentified remains were found just over a year later in 1987.

"Apollo 13" heads to theaters for film's 30th anniversary, tells the Jim Lovell-led story of a near-disastrous NASA mission. Lovell died Aug. 7, 2025.

Animal advocates showed up for the third time this year to demand a spay-neuter program for feral cat populations in Polk ...

Using two grants, Bok Tower Gardens embarked on a $3.7 million campaign to restore the tower and its moat while installing 250,000 new plants.

Lakeland Electric experienced a new all-time record high energy demand during July's heatwave, which will result in a fuel rate hike.

At a hearing in Miami, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued an order halting any new construction at the facility ...