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

Polk County Schools Superintendent Fred Heid warned that the state "seemingly underestimated the fiscal impact that vouchers ...

Detectives said that the victim and Johnson continued in a heated exchange, which resulted in Johnson throwing a full, ...

A heated exchange at a Seven Star store in Bradley turns violent, leaving an employee with serious injuries and a suspect on ...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County received $1.8 million from a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant after the ...

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers made quite the large discovery after they were able to stop a fleeing driver on Tuesday ...

Polk County Public Schools is working with local authorities to craft an appeal process that complies with a state law that ...

The report got its first official presentation Monday at Drake University with the help of the Harkin Institute.