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August 11. 2020 By: Staff Report LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County School Board is meeting Tuesday to discuss several issues, and is expected to hear the latest updates on COVID-19 and plans to reopen schools. Not all parents and educators are thrilled about brick…
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August 11, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – As Congress works on the next round of COVID-19 relief, funding for nutrition programs that are helping millions of American children and families through the pandemic remains uncertain. Monday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried sent…
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August 10, 2020 By: Staff Report PLANT CITY, Fla. – A Plant City man is $1 Million richer today. The Florida Lottery announced that Rafael Rivera, 67, of Plant City, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game using…
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RIVERVIEW, Fla.- Last week, the Hillsborough County School Board voted to modify its reopening plan to have virtual learning for the first 4-weeks of the school year with a start date of Aug. 24. The day following that vote, the Florida Department of Education sent a…
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August 10, 2020 By: Staff Report LAKELAND, Fla. – On Saturday, August 8, 2020, at approximately 10:42 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a single vehicle near Kathleen Road and West 2nd Street. According to reports, a 2002 Chevy pick-up was traveling northbound…
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August 9, 2020 By: Staff Report LAKELAND, Fla.- Lakeland Police Department Detectives have confirmed the death investigation reported earlier this morning is now a homicide investigation. Shortly after 3:00 a.m., an officer made a forced entry into a residence near the 1500 block of West…
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August 9, 2020 By: Staff Report TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Governor DeSantis awarded nearly $1 million ($990,565) in Community Planning Technical Assistance (CPTA) grants to 22 local governments and four Regional Planning Councils to assist Florida communities. Administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), the CPTA…
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August 9, 2020 By: Staff Report LAKELAND, Fla. — Click here for the update, this is now a homicide investigation. Lakeland Police are investigating the death of two people found in a home deceased. According to the police department, officers were following up on a…
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August 8, 2020 By: Staff Report NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.- 16-year-old, Jessica Swanson, was last seen on Thursday around 2 p.m. in the area of 7138 Oakwood Avenue in New Port Richey. Police say Swanson has a mental health condition and has not been taking…
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August 7, 2020 By: Staff Report LAND O LAKES- Fla. – Pasco County School Superintendent Kurt Browning posted a video message for parents and students to kick off the new school year. “This is the time of year that I do a standard back-to-school video…
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