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Carl Fish - February 25, 2026

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Carl Fish - February 7, 2026

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FSU Baseball Opening Press Conference

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Staff Reporter - January 8, 2026

Florida Highway Patrol

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Carl Fish - September 25, 2025

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Cheryl Williams Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Deputy Blane Lane

Carl Fish - September 19, 2025

Polk Sheriff

PCSO Arrests Illegal Alien for Interfering with a Train and Fighting with Law Enforcement

Allison - September 2, 2025

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