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.

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

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

The Houston Astros (65-51) visit the New York Yankees (61-55) Saturday for the second game of a 3-game series. First pitch from Yankee Stadium is set for 2:05 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze ...

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

"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.

Tate is the longest-tenured head coach consecutively in Polk County but at four schools. He took over an 0-10 Kathleen squad ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd criticized recruiting emails that ICE sent directly to deputies who have trained to assist the ...