Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Fox News- A father is behind bars, arrested for allegedly kidnapped his own children from California 14 years ago, and bringing them to Central Florida to live. For years, investigators have been searching for him, but it was the social networking website Facebook that delivered the break it took more than a decade to get, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
[cincopa 10621963] Polk County Sheriff’s Animal Control Officers and Agricultural Crimes deputies arrested a husband and wife today, Thursday, May 27, 2010 – Charles “Chuck” O’Malley and Diane O’Malley, of 15195 Angus Road in Polk City – and charged them both with 261 counts each Animal Cruelty, after investigation revealed they were neglecting dogs they [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Associated Press MANDARIN — A sonar buoy from a Navy plane on a training flight crashed through the roof of a north Florida home. Officials say the P-3 Orion had just taken off from Jacksonville Naval Air Station Friday morning when the 3-foot-long, 40-pound cylinder fell more than 500 feet. The device went through the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
LAKE WALES – Members of the Bok Academy “Lady Knight Leaders” visited two elementary schools this week to talk to fifth grade girls about transitioning to middle school next year. The Lady Knight Leaders visited Polk Avenue Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary. They spoke to groups of fifth grade girls about what to expect in middle [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
LAKE WALES – One of the founders of the Lake Wales Charter Schools system will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Lake Wales High School graduation ceremony on June 5. Local attorney Robin Gibson will offer the commencement address for this year’s graduating class. Gibson has served on the LWCS Board of Trustees since [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Vandals have slashed hundreds of feet of booms in Pensacola, rendering them useless in soaking up oil from the massive Gulf spill.Escambia County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ted Roy said the suspects likely used a boat to access the booms and then sliced a roughly 600-foot stretch with a razor blade or [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Bartow, Florida — A photo on a suspect’s cell phone showing him holding a large amount of cash led to the arrest today of a man charged in last Friday’s robbery of the Platinum Bank on South Florida Avenue in Lakeland. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Carlos Mitchell, 25, of Lakeland and booked him [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By ALICE GOMSTYN ABC News- The U.S. national debt has passed the $13 trillion mark, according to USDebtClock.org, an independent website that tracks the real-time growth of U.S. revenues and spending. The U.S. national debt has passed the $13 trillion mark, according to USDebtClock.org, an independent website that tracks the real-time growth of U.S. revenues [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
LAKE WALES – Lake Wales High School senior Lexus Jones (standing) talks to eighth grade girls at Bok Academy on Tuesday (May 18). Jones and other members of LWHS Young Leaders shared how they balance the demands of school, extracurricular activities, sports and friendships. While the female Young Leaders spoke to girls, the male Young [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
BABSON PARK – Two former professional athletes spoke – and played – with a big crowd of fathers and students who turned out for Babson Park’s final All Pro Dads event of the school year. More than 80 students and their fathers gathered to hear former Major League Baseball star Jason Romano and former National [...]
