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march 17
- USAID head, rare Trump aide with bipartisan support, resigns
- Coronavirus: NASCAR suspends season until May but will reschedule events
- April NFL draft on schedule, no public events in Las Vegas
- Iditarod loses another major sponsor
- Seldom-used Florida forward Bassett enters transfer portal
- NFL bars players and team personnel travel in free agency
- Anti-doping body ready to look into allegations about Fury
- Supreme Court postpones arguments because of virus outbreak
- Virus outbreak delays Census counting off-campus students
- Coronavirus: What now? Facing life without the entertainment world
- Holed up in the US: Coronavirus shutdown threatens jobs
- Coronavirus: WWE moves WrestleMania to closed facility
- Our View: Sunshine Week an opportunity to recommit to open government
- Page: Stop the antics and take the coronavirus seriously. You, too, Mr. President
- Today’s editorial cartoon (March 17, 2020)
- Letter: Install speed deterrents to save swans
- Micek: Let's not waste the crisis of coronavirus
- Letter: If only everyone had common sense
- Letter: We will all pay the price for Trump's incompetence
- Dear Abby: Words of wisdom impart lesson in self-respect
- Ask Amy: Readers wonder how to meet, or repel
- Miss Manners: Small talk should be a two-way street
- Florida Lottery results for Monday, March 16, 2020
- Coronavirus in Florida: DeSantis may 'issue guidance' on bars, restaurants today
- Coronavirus update: Iranian state TV warns 'millions' could die from COVID-19
- Coronavirus in Florida: Complete updated state data
- Coronavirus in US: Trump's economic aid could approach $1 trillion, senators say
- Tom Brady leaving Patriots: 6-time Super Bowl champion thanks fans
- All-County boys soccer: Dalton was Lake Gibson’s top player of all time
- All-County boys soccer: Lake Gibson’s Dalton Player of the Year
- Coronavirus in Florida: Mayfaire festival postponed as Polk Museum of Art closes
- Biden wins Florida, Illinois as coronavirus disrupts voting
- Kentucky Derby scratched: Coronavirus fears delay popular sports event
- Coronavirus in Florida: DeSantis orders bars, nightclubs to close for 30 days, limits restaurants
- Inside Preps: 1990 encephalitis scare changed start times, but the games went on
- Tremendous 10: All Saints’ Sara Williams an unstoppable offensive force
- Not even the Bucs can avoid the playoffs under new NFL rules
- Coronavirus in Polk: At home with the kids — now what?
- PHOTOS: Polk child sex sting snares 16 suspects
- Coronavirus in Florida: Lakeland declares state of emergency
- NJCAA calls off rest of spring season
- Bucs are waiting for Brady’s decision
- Local golf: 2 holes-in-one reported recently
- Coronavirus in Polk: County commissioners declare local emergency status
- FSU cancels spring football game
- Coronavirus in Florida: Polk Schools step up to feed kids in face of virus
- Lyle Waggoner, foil on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 84
- Gunshot residue becomes an issue in 2016 Auburndale murder trial
- Cornerstone Hospice cancels support groups
- Polk State College board of trustees meeting canceled
- Citrus Connection expands school program
- FSC’s Gartrell describes her final round
- Franklin will challenge Rep. Spano in GOP primary
- Man pleads not guilty after 78-pound meth seizure
- Police: Swerving car kills woman, injured child in stroller
- Motorcycle rider dies after falling from expressway ramp
- 'It gets worse everyday': Hotels and restaurants feeling intense pain
- Coronavirus: When Irish eyes are absent: Virus subdues St. Patrick's Day
- Ex-California Rep. Duncan Hunter gets 11 months in prison
- Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson reportedly released from hospital
- Suspect killed, 2 officers grazed in Atlanta shooting
- Coronavirus: To keep seniors safe at home, Medicare expands telemedicine