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Polk County School Board Work Session LIVE Now
August 11. 2020
By: Staff Report
LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County School Board is meeting Tuesday to discuss several issues, and is expected to [...]
Commissioner Fried ‘Universal Free School Meals’ During COVID-19
August 11, 2020
By: Staff Report
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - As Congress works on the next round of COVID-19 relief, funding for nutrition programs th [...]
Plant City Man $1,000,000 Richer Today with Scratch Off Ticket
August 10, 2020
By: Staff Report
PLANT CITY, Fla. - A Plant City man is $1 Million richer today. The Florida Lottery announced that Rafael Rive [...]
DeSantis and Corcoran Hold Riverview Education Round Table
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 [...]
Lakeland Fatal Crash Investigation Kathleen and West 2nd St.
August 10, 2020
By: Staff Report
LAKELAND, Fla. - On Saturday, August 8, 2020, at approximately 10:42 p.m., officers responded to a traffic cra [...]
Homicide Investigation Underway In Lakeland, Police Confirm
August 9, 2020
By: Staff Report
LAKELAND, Fla.- Lakeland Police Department Detectives have confirmed the death investigation reported earlier t [...]
$1 Million Awarded, 22 Local Governments for Community Planning Technical Assistance
August 9, 2020
By: Staff Report
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Governor DeSantis awarded nearly $1 million ($990,565) in Community Planning Technical Assis [...]
2 Found Dead In Lakeland Home, Police Investigating
August 9, 2020
By: Staff Report
LAKELAND, Fla. — Click here for the update, this is now a homicide investigation. Lakeland Police are investig [...]
16-Year Old Jessica Swanson Missing, Police Need Your Help
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 713 [...]
Pasco School Superintendent Reopening Schools and COVID-19
August 7, 2020
By: Staff Report
LAND O LAKES- Fla. - Pasco County School Superintendent Kurt Browning posted a video message for parents and st [...]