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march 29
- Trial set for ex-officer who fatally shot black man
- Police: Girl stabs another girl at Florida high school
- Florida trooper fatally shoots man after fight on interstate
- 2 Miami officers wounded in 'ambush-style' shooting
- Rattlesnake bites Florida boy who mistook it for a toy
- 2 deputies lose jobs after school worker shot with stun gun
- Pigman leaves chairmanship, gets boost in ethics case
- Family files lawsuit in Canadian filmmaker's death
- Parents want daily school recess
- Judge backs Scott's removal of prosecutor
- Man accused of killing ex-roommate
- 1 dead, 5 injured in Central Florida shooting
- Millennials, hoping to find real connections, ban the booze
- Polk County School District to hold 2 job fairs in April
- Lake Wales woman accused of stealing identity for breast implants turns herself in, posts bail
- State, tribe target judge's ruling on games
- High-speed passenger rail bill hits roadblock in Florida House
- Florida Senate seeks budget boost for universities
- Lawmakers offer different plans for Visit Florida
- Judge tosses Florida Department of Health trauma-system plan
- Lake Wales building officials walk out
- Committee wants public to know how tax money improved Polk schools
- House moves forward on medical marijuana
- Haines City man convicted of sex with child
- Gamecocks' coach says new perceptions of him 'comical'
- Bourjos, Gennett move to new teams ahead of deadline
- The X-Factors
- Georgia Tech uses defense to coast into final
- Lakeland native traded to Orioles
- Editorial: Anti-discrimination bill would help local pharmacists
- Another Perspective: Policyholders pay for AOB abuse
- Barreca: Do we fear listening to the other side?
- Rampell: Think tax reform will be easy for Trump? Ha, ha.
- Stossel: A different kind of hacking would help
- Henry: Reasons to flee US don't outnumber sheep in New Zealand
- Letter: Laughable, but not so funny
- Letter: NEA is not a waste
- 2-vehicle crash in Winter Haven kills 1, injures 2
- TCU advances to NIT title game with 68-53 win
- It's over: Britain files for divorce from the European Union
- Mutimillion-dollar makeover begins on Barnett Field at Florida Southern College
- Soccer academy coming to Balmoral resort in Haines City
- Ford to invest $1.2 billion in Michigan plants
- Cargill takes heat from farmers
- Senators push across party lines to fix Fannie, Freddie
- Samsung's fire-prone phone may return after recalls
- Kushner, taking new White House role, faces rare scrutiny
- Woman strikes Capitol Police cruiser, taken into custody
- Motorcyclist faces charges after hitting Polk County sheriff's cruiser
- 5 things you might not know about your nest egg
- US Census Bureau suggests counting LGBTQ Americans, then 'corrects,' deletes
- Heavy lifting
- 2 former Christie aides get prison for bridge revenge plot
- Best of Preps: The Ledger's 2016-17 All-County girls weightlifting selections
- Poll: Americans dislike GOP's, Trump's plan on health care
- OUR PICKS THIS WEEK
- Polk County events calendar
- This gumbo won't take hours to make
- Cut down on food waste and save money in the process
- Go-to, sure-fire chicken recipes that deliver big flavor
- Crooked Bass a good bet for fresh bites
- Sidecar Orange Pale Ale isn't shy about hops
- 'Life' lacks vibrancy needed to survive
- Show-stopping performance from Jessica Chastain in ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’
- Celluloid revolution
- Saxophonist Eirinn Abu performs solo at Hope Presbyterian
- Rep. Maxine Waters' no-holds-barred remarks find fans
- Trump administration seeks delay in ruling on lawsuits over restrictions on carbon emissions
- Writers seminar at SEU still open for registration
- Balmoral tourist resort
- Attendance slip at state basketball despite more games
- Around Polk County
- Milligan: Jordan Lee surges from 15th to win Classic
- Local bass tourney results: Wesley Wise, Clayton Stokes win Kissimmee Team Trail
- Tackle shop: Strike King Pro Model 5XD
- Youth Fishing Derby Saturday at Tenoroc
- Free Kid's Derby at Indian Lake Estates Saturday
- Hydrilla spraying on Lake Cypress
- Bass tourney to benefit Brandy Szanyi will be on south Winter Haven chain
- Benefit bass tournament for Avon Park girl our of Camp Mack
- Tigers fall to Phillies in home finale
- Three newbies join blue blood in Final Four
- With Ortiz gone, fewer primary DHs left in AL
- NCAA academic case hovers over UNC at another Final Four