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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