Ed Vetter helped establish Polk's first International Baccalaureate program and led it to become one of Florida's ...

As Gov. DeSantis rushes "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, into operation, Florida ...

Free speech or disruptive behavior? After a viral confrontation with a conservative social media personality in May, the LDDA ...

Supervisor of Elections Melony Bell cited "a political atmosphere" in explaning her decision not to hold outreach at Pride in ...

Here’s where the northern lights could be visible this weekend, the last time they were seen in Florida and how to find aurora borealis livestreams.

It's been a long journey for Bartow and Lake Wales Walter Clayton Jr. But now, Clayton Jr. was drafted by the Utah Jazz.

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

As Chris Fisher and Clay Reedy celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, they felt anxious about the status of same-sex ...

The buildings have been "deteriorating for a decade." The plan is to restore their historic facades while modernizing the ...

Florida will join five other Southern states to form the new accreditation program for their public universities.

An Amtrak train traveling through Lakeland collided with a black SUV that was stopped on the tracks on the evening of June 24 ...

After a failed motion to fire Fort Meade’s interim city manager, Alis Drumgo, commissioners considered extending his ...