A woman on a jet ski flew out of Lake Seminole and over about 100 feet of land, plowing through a picnic table and crashing into a tree along the way, a witness said. ...more

April 24, 2009

A long-discussed skateboard park at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex on Collier Parkway will be open to the public starting at 3 p.m. today. The park, which can accommodate up to 15 skaters at a time, was designed with input from kids who know the difference between a grind rail, grind box and jump box, all of which are part of the $91,000 facility. ...more

March 27, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A long-discussed skateboard park at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex on Collier Parkway will be open to the public starting at 3 p.m. today. ...more

March 27, 2009

A Polk County deputy and her husband are questioning why the Florida Department of Children and Families took 17-month-old Zachary Johnson and his 2-year-old brother from their custody and placed them with an aunt and uncle. ...more

March 18, 2009

Prosecutors say they'll pursue first-degree murder charges in the death of a 17-month-old boy from injuries his uncle initially described as a fall against a table. ...more

March 17, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. ...more

March 16, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. On Thursday, though, a month before they were to be reunited, Lakeland police say their youngest son, 17-month-old Zachary, was brutally beaten and killed by his uncle, Matthew Wyrosdick. ...more

March 15, 2009

The city park at Valencia Circle looked bare for Christmas after neighborhood organizer Mary Shivers reportedly emptied it of several items she and her friends placed there. ...more

December 29, 2008

Resident Ted Budary said Friday that he wanted a chance to be heard by the city council after his complaint to city staff about his neighbor doing as she pleased with a city park at Valencia Circle didn't seem to get him anywhere. ...more

November 30, 2008

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November 23, 2008