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 ...

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

The Seattle Mariners (41-38) visit the Minnesota Twins (38-42) Thursday in the finale of a 4-game series. First pitch from ...

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

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

The City of Winter haven presents Rockin' Freedom Fest starting at 6 p.m. July 3 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 275 S. Lake ...

Mank certainly always had something going on. A two-sports standout in volleyball and soccer, Mank also was involved in ...

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

AUBURNDALE — The Auburndale football team on May 3 was servicing the community.. Dozens of student-athletes who usually star on the gridiron rolled up their sleeves and were picking up trash and ...

The investigation resulted in the arrest of eight people on various drug trafficking charges with ties to the Sinaloa and ...