Source: Bay News 9
Category: Public Safety
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Arthur Lee McCloud of Lakeland Killed in Kissimmee Crash
Source: Orlando Sentinel
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Gallery: Patriots Day Ceremony
Also, check an excellent gallery on the City of Lakeland Facebook page.
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Head-on Plant City Crash Kills Lakeland Couple
WFLA-TV provided this photo of Nalee Yang, and her husband, Garrett Gottschall, who died in a traffic accident on State Road 39 north of Plant City early Saturday morning. Source: News Channel 8
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State Attorney: Rapper Needs to Return to Polk to Face Charges
Source: News Channel 8
Posted inA & E, Public Safety
Winning Sculpture Honors Military, First Responders’ Sacrifices
Head bowed reverently, a seated figure cradles a folded triangle of a flag in upturned hands. That’s the image of sacrifice that student Cierra Grenier envisioned when she entered a sculpture contest honoring military veterans, police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders.
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Preparing for Erika
With county and city officials urging residents to prepare for Tropical Storm Erika, we’ll be tracking news of the storm, focusing on how Lakeland prepares for and copes with it. Please send any news tips or feedback to newstips@lkldnow.com. View the live blog after the jump:
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LPD Details Fatal Motorcycle-Bus Accident
LPD: Motorcyclist who hit bus and died while fleeing #lkld police was Niriel Cordero, 28, whose license was suspended http://t.co/gi5HtnN2zN — Lkld Now (@LkldNow) August 27, 2015 Source: LPD Blog
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Sometimes Lightning Strikes Twice
How unlucky can one family get? A home on the edge of Imperial Lakes that was on the market for $1 million was hit by lightning for the second time and destroyed, Bay News 9 reports. The first lightning strike was a couple years ago and just damaged some electronics, homeowner Ronald Malone told reporter Saundra Weathers. […]