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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.

  3. Lakeland park shooting

    Shooting at Lakeland park

    A Polk County park that keeps kids out of trouble became the center of an armed robbery and shooting investigation.

  4. McKinze Clayton

    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.

  5. deputy gun badge stolen in robbery

    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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  1. Scott asked to return money to insurer

    Scott asked to return money to insurer

    A leading Florida Democrat is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to return $110,000 in campaign contributions from an insurer.

    • Cop, wife face child neglect charge

      Cop, wife face child neglect charge

      An Ohio police officer and his wife face aggravated child neglect charges after their young children were left unsupervised in a truck outside a Panama City Beach bar.

      • Q&A: 2013 hurricane names and more

        Q&A: 2013 hurricane names and more

        Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names. And what happens if all the names are used up?

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