Parts of Florida face severe storms and possible tornadoes. Farther south, what can Polk County expect?
Strong thunderstorms bring the potential for tornadoes are expected across portions of Florida this weekend and into Monday.
Who has the best pizza in Polk County? Vote in the first round of The Ledger's Best Pizza Bracket
The first round pits 27 of Polk County's most highly talked about pizzerias. Sixteen will move on to the bracket rounds. Vote ...
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Polk County Deputies Arrest Davenport Teen After Attempted Evasion, Felony Charges Await
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - An 18-year-old Davenport man, Colin Chad Chambers, was arrested early Friday morning after attempting to ...
Family of unarmed man who police shot and killed hold march to call for better training
Brandon Mitchell’s family hopes his death will lead to improved police training and a more empathetic approach toward ...
Florida’s famous orange groves may soon disappear
Those catastrophes contributed to a 90% decline in orange production over the past two decades. Citrus groves in Florida, ...
Paving project will close I-4 ramps at SR 559 for two nights starting Monday
The closures of the Interstate 4 ramps at State Road 559 in Polk County will happen from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Monday and ...
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'So much suffering': Five years after pandemic began, those involved in the fight reflect on its disruption
Five years after an official state of emergency was declared, this is the first in a series of Herald articles exploring the ...
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2025 All-County Soccer: WC’s Polk builds legend as The Post’s Player of the Year
Polk racked up a school-record 28 goals this season while leading the Lady Vikes to the MHSAA Class 6A semifinals for the ...
A collection of historical proportion: Larry Cook Historian Center for Presidential Research opens at Hoyt Library
Larry Cook was just 3 years old when President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963, but despite his young age, Cook, now 65, remembers how that event affected his ...
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Immigration buoyed population in large counties, agricultural Midwest
Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well as for the agricultural ...