Lakeland News Archives

Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. LAKELAND Polk sheriff's officials said deputies are searching for a person involved in a crash that left two other people injured early Sunday.

Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 8:18 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 8:19 p.m. LAKELAND A motorcyclist who died in a North Lakeland crash Saturday night was identified by Lakeland police as Raymond Leo Horn III.

Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 2:11 a.m. The Lakeland Police Department reported these criminal activities from Nov.

Published: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. LAKELAND The pay is lousy, but the benefits are priceless.

Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 1:26 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 6:51 a.m. Employees from Mosiac Four Corners recently raised much-needed money for the Church Service Center following the tragic fire at the facility Oct.

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:22 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:08 a.m. LAKELAND A Davenport woman who was rescued from a burning car last week continues to heal from her wounds, but she still needs help.

Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 12:53 p.m. One might say salsa is salsa and fajitas are fajitas - almost always the same wherever you go.

The Bridgewater golf course is an exciting new Florida course, in Lakeland, that was opened in 2007.

It's unknown if he's being elusive, he's dead or there's been foul play. LOCAL-Merissa match-Lakeland, Florida, November 24, 2009, This is the front entrance to Redhawk, a gated community off of North Socrum Loop Road.

Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7:46 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7:59 a.m. TAMPA The driver and 15 passengers were hospitalized Sunday after their van flipped on I-275 as they headed home after a cheerleader competition in Lakeland.

Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a man, who won the Florida lottery in 2006, and has now gone missing.

The Florida Air Museum is the recipient of a $30,000 grant from the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust .

Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 4:14 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7:56 p.m. You may not know AJ Achinger's name, but there's a good chance you soon will.

A California company that partnered with Lakeland Electric to develop home-based solar water heating systems is holding an "opportunity to work" job fair.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. BARTOW A 14-year-old Lakeland youth accused of stabbing a man 30 times will remain in custody at the Polk Juvenile Detention Center until he returns to court next month, a Circuit Court judge ruled Thursday.

Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:22 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:22 p.m. The Lakeland Police Department reported these criminal activities from Nov.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:06 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:06 p.m. LAKELAND Florida's Teacher of the Year came home Thursday.

On Nov. 30, Lerner and Loewe's "Camelot" will come to The Lakeland Center for a one-night performance.

Police arrested a 14-year-old Wednesday after they say he burglarized a car and a home in Lakeland and stabbed a man 30 times, leaving him in critical condition.

A teenage boy has been charged with stabbing a Lakeland man 30 times during a home invasion.

When Lakeland Electric started its hedging program in 2005,A it started out with with a savings of $7.4 million to its customers.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 5:18 a.m. The Lakeland Police Department reported these criminal activities from Nov.

A 14-year-old with a lengthy criminal record will appear in court today on charges of attempted murder.

Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 2:58 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:04 a.m. For the eighth consecutive year, Florida's top high school volleyball teams will compete at The Lakeland Center for the ultimate prize: a state championship.

Lakeland police have arrested a teenager they say stabbed a man 30 times during a robbery.

Lakeland man has been sentenced to 10 years and seven months in prison for posing as a police officer and raping a woman.

Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. John C. Turmel holds a world record.

LAKELAND It's a sure thing that voters will decide on Jan. 26 whether City Commissioner Edie Yates keeps her city job.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 5:01 p.m. TALLAHASSEE Gov.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:14 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:14 p.m. LAKELAND The Lakeland Census Office, on Ariana Street, is now hiring positions for the 2010 Census.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 3:26 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 3:28 p.m. LAKELAND Construction over the next two weeks will close parts of Lime Street and Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Lakeland.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 2:04 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 5:40 p.m. LAKELAND Traffic on U.S. 92 has reopened at the scene of a traffic crash that killed one man and injured another near the entrance to Saddle Creek Park in Lakeland this afternoon.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 2:48 a.m. LAKELAND An 18-year-old Lakeland man's death has been ruled a suicide, according to the Polk County Medical Examiner's Office.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 6:52 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 6:52 p.m. LAKELAND A Griffin Elementary kindergarten teacher is under investigation for twice mistakenly placing a 5-year-old student on a school bus, which drove her to an empty home at a North Lakeland apartment complex.

You haven't a clue, do you? I, on the other hand, know that my hard drive is running at a pleasant 104 degrees -- well within its safety zone.

A Lakeland man died early Saturday when he was thrown from a car that crashed at the junction of Old Polk City Road and Commonwealth Avenue.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:18 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 7:07 a.m. LAKELAND Undercover officers caught playing a Nintendo Wii bowling game during a home search earlier this year continue to get strikes, only these are ones they don't want - the kind that leave black marks in their personnel files.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:16 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:18 a.m. LAKELAND The Lakeland City Commission this morning is discussing whether it can have Jan.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:14 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:14 p.m. LAKELAND The most serious allegations raised in internal investigations against two Lakeland Police officers were dropped in a settlement agreement announced Thursday.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:26 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:27 p.m. LAKELAND Ernest Alton Fairley, 31, of 305 W. Carter Road, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Wednesday night.

Richard Thomas, 36, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single federal count of possessing anabolic steroids with intent to sell, according to court documents.

Some members of a task force that was caught on camera playing a video game while executing a search warrant will receive retraining.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:56 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:11 p.m. LAKELAND The Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce recently received five-star accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:32 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 10:39 p.m. When people hear the words "American Legion," Ryan Gonzalez says most think either of kids or seniors.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9:26 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 10:06 p.m. TAMPA A 36-year-old Lakeland man who deputies said claimed to be the largest anabolic steroids dealer in Central Florida has accepted a plea deal.

It was simple math in the Class 5A Regional quarterfinal match in Haines City. The Lakeland Dreadnaughts had few unforced errors and the Haines City Hornets did not play defense well.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. An 18-year-old woman who was shot in the chest Nov.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:42 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:42 p.m. LAKELAND Aaron Peterman is going down in the Lakeland Police Department's history books as the highest-scoring K-9 handler in the agency's history and ranked second in the nation.

Rob Curry doesn't believe in God. "There isn't any way to distinguish any God from make-believe," said Curry, the President of the Atheists of Florida.

A Lakeland Fire Department battalion chief who broke city regulations when he forwarded an e-mail advertising the services of a financial investment company received an informal reprimand from his superiors last month.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:47 p.m. LAKELAND A Polk State College police academy student was arrested Tuesday after Polk County Sheriff's investigators said he punched a man in the face, damaged his car and threatened him.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:10 a.m. The second phase of the Intown Bypass has opened this morning in Lakeland.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. LAKELAND Rather than face a row of traffic lights, drivers can now slip around downtown Lakeland on the newly completed In-Town Bypass.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:46 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:49 a.m. Stella Reid swears that parenting dilemmas just take a little time and patience.

A five month old baby was pronounced dead on Sunday, November 1, 2009. On Monday, November 2, 2009, her mother, 25 year old Tivasha Logan and her 27 year old boyfriend, Chauncey Gardner were arrested and now face felony murder and child abuse charges.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:04 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:04 p.m. Karl Sapp's dream could be coming true.

The pantry and refrigerator were full of juice, pasta, snacks and canned food - plenty to fill the bellies of the two adults and five children who lived in the house on Sunshine Drive.

Lakeland, Florida - Although born prematurely, Chauntasia Gardner left the hospital fat and sassy.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 3:54 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. LAKELAND Insurance executive Phillip Walker and retired deputy police chief Clarence Grier will meet in a runoff election Dec.

It took a jury two hours of deliberations to find William Brown, Jr. guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon.

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered the 5-month-old girl in the family's Lakeland home after responding to a call of an unresponsive child.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:09 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:11 p.m. LAKELAND A driver whose vehicle struck a Verizon communications box early Sunday morning left about 500 South Lakeland homes without telephone and Internet service, Verizon officials said Monday.

OK, it's Monday night, the city election is Tuesday. I have three election predictions, none of which can get me in any trouble: Both three-man contests will result in runoff elections, with nobody getting 50 percent of the vote, although one guy in particular might make me wrong.A And the turnout will be closer to 20 percent than the 15 or 16 ...

BARTOW In an unexpected trial strategy, William "Bill-Bill" Brown Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with evidence and arson, but he continues to face charges of murder and robbery.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:53 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 3:01 p.m. TALLAHASSEE Lawyers for Paul Beasley Johnson, a triple murderer from Polk County, requested Tuesday that his execution scheduled for next month be halted.