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january 16
- Polk County Amateur this weekend
- California storms bring mudslide fears, blizzard warning
- McCarley easily wins Lakeland election
- UCF lands Notre Dame transfer QB Brandon Wimbush
- Haines City locks up top seed in District 9A-7
- Dalton, Maldonado lead Lake Gibson's 2nd-half surge
- Polk Schools' Teacher, Employee of the Year awards: Jennie Cyran, Cynthia Wimberley earn top honors during 2019 ceremony
- 76ers rout Wolves 149-107 in 1st meeting since Butler trade
- Filppula's OT goal lifts surging Islanders past Blues 2-1
- Serena Williams wins Australian Open return; Venus gets by
- Patriots' Edelman still making most of his opportunities
- Weatherspoon lifts No. 24 Mississippi St over Florida 71-68
- Hunter, Jerome lead No. 4 Virginia in rout of Hokies, 81-59
- Today's editorial cartoon (Jan. 16, 2019)
- Editorial: DeSantis' creates new environment on the environment
- Letter: Lake Wales Hospital's great patient care
- Flowers: Why I'm ready to buy a gun
- Bess: When being liberal isn't liberal enough
- Hiaasen: On saving Florida’s environment, DeSantis gets it - so far
- Letter: A 'breath of fresh air'
- Photos: Polk Schools’ Teacher, Employee of the Year awards
- Florida Lottery results for Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019
- Miss Manners: Put phone call interrupters on hold
- Ask Amy: Long-married wife denied sex by husband struggles with self-esteem
- Dear Abby: Bargain hunter's bragging tries her friend's patience
- Police: Man said Jesus told him to drive Ferrari off Palm Beach dock
- Photos - TREMENDOUS 10: A look at Polk County's top prep performances
- HISTORIC PHOTOS: A look back through time at Mulberry
- Syria attack kills 4 Americans, raising questions on pullout
- Matte Black gets a shot of flavor from coffee
- Central Florida Comic Con swings into Lakeland
- 'Masters of Illusion' to appear in Lakeland
- Tanker hauling molten sulfur crashes in Polk, driver airlifted
- Iran state TV's English channel says prominent American anchorwoman Marzieh Hashemi held in US
- Drug trafficker tells of bribe to ex-president of Mexico during trial of cartel leader Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman
- Pro-choice advocates call Florida abortion bill sponsored by GOP lawmaker Mike Hill 'most extreme' ever
- Lake Wales Little Theatre presents 'Steel Magnolias'
- It's time you mastered the dark art of tofu. This noodle dish will help you.
- Morning buns combine richness of croissant with cinnamon bun
- Events calendar
- Lakeland family gets dream cruise on 'ABC's Vacation Creation'
- British Prime Minister Theresa May wins vote to keep job, Brexit chaos
- Key West moves to ban sunscreens that could damage reefs
- Fishing results: 59-inch haul wins Polk Kayak Bass Challenge
- Some Florida wildlife species of special concern delisted
- Bassmaster selecting high school All-Americans
- Boating course set for Feb. 2-3
- Lawyers for man suspecting of kidnapping Jayme Closs, killing her parents: Confession problematic for defense
- Passage of Amendment 4 restoring felons' voting rights prompts surge of new Polk voters
- Photos: Lakeland's TOP-RATED dinner & drink spots in TripAdvisor reviews
- Lightning's Vasilevskiy shuts out Stars 2-0
- Major Yelp investor wants changes
- Hackers had access to millions of Fortnite accounts
- Homebuilder sentiment rises from lowest level since 2015
- Best New Year resolution: a financial plan
- Americans love OJ, just buying less
- Changes could be coming for football
- Polk women have room to grow
- Officer kills rabid otter following several attacks
- Man gets life sentence in double murder, mass shooting
- New education commissioner to make $276,000 a year
- Firefighters save dog named Joker from house fire
- Student charged with claiming to have gun at school
- Sheriff's deputy resigns after fight at strip club
- Deputies: Man killed in road rage shooting
- English, science, math teachers in short supply
- Pro-choice advocates: Abortion bill 'most extreme' ever filed in US
- Death toll in Nairobi attack climbs to 21, plus 5 attackers
- The best Rx for teens addicted to vaping? No one knows
- Los Angeles teachers union hints at new talks during strike
- Lakeland Magic partner with Mosaic
- Shutdown may upend State of the Union speech
- Michigan State President Engler says he'll resign next week
- Less beef, more beans. Experts say world needs a new diet
- Democrats hit Trump EPA nominee on coal lobbying, rollbacks
- Feinstein says she won't vote for Barr as attorney general unless he promises to release Mueller report
- FBI: Man wanted to attack White House with anti-tank rocket