Grady Palmer has been found in good health and reunited with his family, Lakeland police report. Earlier: pic.twitter.com/tBMngNDTZ4 — Lkld Now (@LkldNow) May 25, 2017
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Teen Slams SUV Into Lakeland Harbor Mobile Home
Nobody was home when the vehicle hit the residence after the driver lost control. The driver suffered minor injuries, police said. Source: Bay News 9
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Unable to Escape Truck, Elderly Man Perishes in Lake
Charles Custer, 86, was awake and talking but unable to remove his seatbelt as his pickup truck started sinking in a lake at Saddle Creek Park this afternoon, witnesses told deputies. The truck sank, and the truck with Custer’s body was later pulled from 30 feet of water, according to the Polk Sheriff’s Office.
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Brush Fire Extinguished Under George Jenkins Blvd. Overpass
10:30 P.M. UPDATE: A 25-acre brush fire under the George Jenkins Boulevard overpass west of Kathleen Road has been contained, the Lakeland Fire Department says. All the department’s engines responded to the smokey fire and were assisted by the Florida Fire Service and Polk County Fire Rescue. Train traffic had been discontinued but was allowed to resume around […]
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Fire Destroys Scott Lake House; All 5 Residents Uninjured
A large house overlooking Scott Lake was devoured by flames Tuesday night, but the three adults and two children who lived there escaped unharmed, Polk fire officials report.
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City Plans $1.5 Million Upgrade to LPD Building
The interior makeover will reclaim space that’s now part of a large, open atrium. Source: The Ledger
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Rabid Bat Found in South Lakeland; 2 Dogs Quarantined
Two dogs on Carla Circle in south Lakeland nipped a bat that tested positive for rabies, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced this morning.