Alturas, FL Reverse Mortgage in Florida

American Flag, given to the family during funeral service for Janelle Fossett's father was damaged if not destoyed, awaits removal as Thomas Fossett, Janelle's husband, sorts through the remains of their home ...

Published: Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 8:49 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 2:06 p.m. LAKE WALES A low pressure system that dropped 6 inches of rain on Lake Wales and just under half an inch on ...

Published: Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 6:10 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 7:12 a.m. Tuesday was another example of the hit-and-miss nature of Central Florida's rainy season, as evidenced by ...

Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 6:21 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 10:47 a.m. LAKELAND The Polk County School District has climbed from a C to a B in the state's annual report card even ...

Published: Monday, June 30, 2008 at 6:11 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 30, 2008 at 7:11 a.m. seeking FOREST GREENERY We are doing a rainforest theme in our library at Churchwell Elementary for next school ...

Published: Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 7:53 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 7:55 p.m. ALTURAS Four agencies worked together to gain control of a two acre brush fire in Alturas earlier this ...

Brush Fire Near Alturas A brush fire in Alturas in Polk County this afternoon has been contained, public safety spokeswoman Heather McClanahan said.

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T uesday's tax-filing deadline has passed. Maybe a refund will be on its way. Certainly nearly every Polk household will eventually be getting a $600 or $1,200 check from the government as part of the Economic ... via The Ledger

Police in Indiana say a group of middle school girls who videotaped the beating of a 12-year-old schoolmate and put it on the Internet may have been inspired by a similar video in Florida. via WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

A noted World War II flying ace from central Florida will find out next month whether he'll finally get out of jail. via The Orlando Sentinel

South Florida Water Management District votes today to ease water restirictions; only small portion of Charlotte County in that region Current water restrictions There are a handful of Charlotte County ... via North Port Sun

"He is the same person all the time"

Locals already know Grady Judd as the no-nonsense sheriff who isn't afraid to tell it like it is and has no qualms about publicly condemning criminals. via The Orlando Sentinel

DILLON DANIELS, from left, Brian Knowles, Lindsey Aderholt, Alise Gore and Chalsi Goheen promote the Citrus Center Kiwanis Club's Take Stock in Children Scholarship Scrambles. via The Ledger

"It can turn around really quickly if we don't get the rain"

South Floridians will be able to water their lawns twice a week under loosened restrictions the state approved Thursday, as an uncommonly rainy dry season recharged vast swaths of the drought-stricken region. via The Florida Times-Union

"It's incumbent upon us as a society not to accept this"

Outraged by a video circulating on the Internet and cable TV of a Polk County teenager being beaten by other girls, dozens of people from across the country are calling Darlene Ashley at all hours and filling ... via WMBB-TV Panama City

"Others broke into houses and stole guns."

BARTOW A West Central Florida gang that dealt in drugs, stolen property and weapons - including a World War II vintage bomb launcher that was used to destroy enemy tanks - was broken with the arrests of some 30 ... via Tampa Bay Online

Polk schools highly recommend registering new kindergarteners prior to school starting next year. via News Chief

"If a woman wants to have an ultrasound it should be at her request"

A pregnant woman must receive an ultrasound and be given the option to look at the image before having an abortion in Florida, under a bill that advanced Wednesday in the Legislature. via The Ledger

Contributed by Tom Palmer - Posted: March 31, 2008 11:45:29 AM 1000 Friends of Florida is raising alarms about the planned transfer of the Florida Communities Trust program from the Florida Department of ... via The Ledger