At least 40 people were rescued after a makeshift boat capsized off the coast of Puerto Rico. Survivors reported a fight ...

A father's emotional outburst during the defense's closing arguments in the TJ Wiggins murder trial led to the dismissal of ...

Fort Meade City Commissioners voted 3-2 in a Sept. 25 meeting to approve the $42.4 million budget for the fiscal year ...

Historian Lillian Guerra will discuss the relationship between Florida and Cuba in a lecture Oct. 1 at Florida Southern ...

Here is how Lakeland's Cam Fuse uses family, former NFL and MLB greats to bolster the Lakeland football and baseball programs ...

Southeastern University in Lakeland reports record enrollment of 15,136 students, an increase of 43.7% since fall 2023.

USA TODAY Florida reporter Jon Santucci picks the eight teams he believes are most worthy of being in the Open Division after Week 6.

Vice President JD Vance will visit Lakeland for a Republican rally on Oct. 1, hoping to energize voters for Byron Donalds.

Burmese pythons are using trees to bask during Florida's cooler months with the heavy adult snakes preferring cypress species and live oaks.

George Jenkins kept building two-score leads but Jayden McCutchen led a fourth-quarter comeback and finished with 376 yards ...

The three golfers lead this week's list of nominees for The Ledger's Tremendous 10 poll. Also included among the nominees are ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Kevin O’Farrell, an executive with Polk State College, to the Commission for ...