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March 18, 2025
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Medical Emergency Causes Serious Collision on SR-557 in Lake Alfred – FHP (Video)
Florida Highway Patrol Press Release: Lake Alfred, FL – March 18, 2025 – The Florida Highway Patrol has released details…
March 18, 2025
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Bartow Votes to Keep Fluoride in Drinking Water
BARTOW, FL – Bartow city commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday to continue adding fluoride to the community’s drinking water, following…
March 18, 2025
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Set to Launch This Afternoon at 3:57 PM ( Live Stream )
Cape Canaveral, FL – SpaceX will launch the Falcon 9 Starlink 12-25 mission from Florida’s Space Coast this afternoon, with…
March 18, 2025
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Breaking News – Retired PCSO Sergeant Killed by Drunk Driver in Bartow
( Aaron Wells, 50 ) Polk County Sheriff’s Press Release : The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Winter Haven…
March 18, 2025
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Suspect Charged After Allegedly Firing Shots Over $50 Rental Car Dispute
Coleton Lynn Smith – DOB July 4, 1999 ** Warning Language ** Winter Haven, FL – According to the arrest…
March 18, 2025
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Lakeland Commissioners Approve Drafted Plan Red-Light Cameras May Be Coming to an Intersection Near You
In a story first reported by ABC Action News’ Rebecca Petit, Lakeland, Florida, drivers may soon encounter new speed-detection and…
March 17, 2025
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Parents Sentenced to Over 13 Years Each in Tragic Starvation Death of 11-Month-Old Daughter – Lake County, FL
Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida Press Release: (Lake County, FL) Today, both 27-year-old Margaret Elizabeth Lehman and 30-year-old Mark Edward…
March 16, 2025
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** UPDATE ** Eagle Lake Shooting: Two Suspects Charged with Firing from Vehicle
( PCSO questioning a suspect who’s inside the patrol car. ) **Update ** 3/17 8:30 AM ** Arrests Made in…
March 16, 2025
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Unidentified Man Appears to Fatally Shoot Animal Outside Lakeland Family Residence (Video)
Help Identify this individual A senseless incident occurred early Saturday morning in a southwest Lakeland neighborhood when an unidentified man…
March 13, 2025
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Lakeland Man, 25, Charged with Battery on Elderly After Being Asked to Move Out
Lakeland, FL – According to an arrest affidavit, on March 10, 2025, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a…