People are considered ‘cost-burdened’ if housing is more than 30% of their income. Many Lakelanders pay much more than that.

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland man's attempt to avoid a trespassing charge escalated into a foot chase and multiple drug-related ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating two vehicle burglaries that occurred in Lakeland on January 31st, 2025. The ...

VaccinesDoctors concerned about drop in childhood vaccination rates in Polk County and across Florida Heid credited state Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Lakeland, with helping to address the district’s ...

The Ledger left messages Wednesday with all of Polk County’s legislators and had not received any responses by 5 p.m. The delegation includes Sen. Colleen Burton, R-Lakeland; Rep. Jon Albert ...

Legoland Florida Resort in Polk County is laying off 234 employees. The theme park and resort reported the job cuts in a letter to state officials that was posted Tuesday morning to Florida’s Worker ...

Kitchenware giant Lakeland is considering putting itself up for sale in a strategic move to safeguard its future, amid what it describes as a "challenging" retail landscape. Financial experts from ...

In Minnesota, the epicenter of prosecutions for violating drug-free school and park zone laws isn't Minneapolis, but small Polk County. The county contains less than 1 percent of the state's ...

A missing girl from Lakeland was found safe after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert. No further details were released.

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

A Florida Missing child Alert was issued for a 6-year-old girl who ran away from her Lakeland home, police said. Empress Moore, who is 4'3, 55 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, was last seen ...