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New skatepark opens in Lakeland
After nearly three years of waiting, skateboarders in Lakeland now have a park just for them.
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After 'science' bomb, student wants back

Standing hand-in-hand with her twin sister, Kiera Wilmot took to the podium. "I made the mistake of performing my experiment outside of the classroom, however, that is the only mistake I believe I made," she said.
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Shooting at Lakeland park
A Polk County park that keeps kids out of trouble became the center of an armed robbery and shooting investigation.
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Fighting for her life: McKinze Clayton
The day our story aired, seven-year-old cancer patient McKinze Clayton was also diagnosed with a second cancer -- Acute myeloid leukemia.
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Man gets deputy's gun, badge in robbery
An off-duty sheriff's deputy got to experience the other side of crime over the weekend, when she got robbed on her way into a Winter Haven Publix.
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Students driven to sex offender's home
A Polk County school bus driver, caught on cell phone video bringing a busload of middle and high school-aged students to her house to allegedly fight in the front yard, lives with a registered sex offender.
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Local student in National Spelling Bee
A Lakeland Christian middle school student will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee later this month. Lee Wall, 13, enjoys everything about learning and knowledge.
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New skatepark opens in Lakeland

After nearly three years of waiting, skateboarders in Lakeland now have a park just for them.
- Read More
- Watch Video
After 'science' bomb, student wants back

Standing hand-in-hand with her twin sister, Kiera Wilmot took to the podium. "I made the mistake of performing my experiment outside of the classroom, however, that is the only mistake I believe I made," she said.
- Read More
- Watch Video

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