The program helps homeowners pay for elevating homes or applying other changes to mitigate risk, even in some cases ...

Andrew Alan Ridgeway, 46, was arrested Friday in Augusta, Georgia, driving Stacy Ann Powell’s Dodge Ram pickup truck, ...

Winter Haven Quin’Nya Gray de Sanders (girls basketball) averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.0 steals in the 7A-10 ...

Zora Neale Hurston's work didn't become truly appreciated by literary scholars until more than 15 years after her death in 1960.

Here's an updated look at where SEC men's basketball teams sit in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll and AP Top 25 rankings.

Timothy Coon was Polk County's first Black judge, a retired Air Force Reserve officer, an avid golfer, a married man of 48 years and father.

In the legislature, the GOP is sponsoring measures to require state law enforcement to cooperate with ICE, a particularly sore spot after a municipal judge allowed an undocumented immigrant to slip ...

Nic Partridge, The Ledger's 2024 Player of the Year, is among the top players in Polk County as he returns for his senior ...

LAKELAND — Lakeland Christian senior Adrian Villanueva has been playing soccer since he was 3 and has tremendous passion for the sport. However, his competitive soccer playing days, he said ...

Victory Christian lost to City of Life in last year's district final. The Storm didn't let that happen again Saturday.

The purpose of USAID — its “mission” — is to “On behalf of the American people, … promote and demonstrate democratic values ...

LAKELAND — Lakeland Christian moved one step closer to its 15th consecutive district title by defeating Fort Meade, 8-0, on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A, District 9 girls ...