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february 25
- Trump extends China tariff deadline
- Phillies best Tigers in spring training opener
- Political events scheduled in Polk County this week
- YOUR GOOD NEWS
- 'Beale Street' tops Spirit Awards, Close wins best actress
- Pope vows to end abuse cover-ups but victims disappointed
- Rep. Adam Schiff warns of subpoenas, lawsuit if Mueller's Russia report not made public
- Tornado death confirmed as violent storms smack the South, raise flood threat
- Motorcyclist injured in accident
- Tropics' rally falls short in OT loss
- Knicks beat Spurs to end 18-game home losing streak
- Dallas beats Chicago; Mats Zuccarello injured in Stars debut
- Michigan St. beats Michigan 77-70, takes over 1st in Big Ten
- No. 1 Blue Devils regroup from wild week
- Johnson cruises to 20th career title in Mexico Championship
- Keselowski shakes off flu to win Atlanta
- Photos: Tigers take on Phillies in spring training opening exhibition game
- Editorial: Gigs and garlands
- Today's editorial cartoon (Feb. 25, 2019)
- The Oscars: 'Green Book' wins best picture in an upset at 91st Academy Awards
- Events calendar
- New experiences for pups take time
- Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to dazzle away flies
- Photos: Fan's guide to the FHSAA girls basketball state finals
- 'We fell in love': Trump and Kim shower praise, stroke egos on path to nuclear negotiations
- Florida Lottery results for Sunday, Feb. 25, 2019
- Miss Manners: Thank-you notes reserved for those who have served the bereaved
- Carolyn Hax: Punitive wife makes him pay for each misstep
- Dear Abby: Gay college student's inability to find love creates lonely existence
- Lawyer enters not guilty plea for R. Kelly in sex abuse case involving 4 females, including 3 underage teens; R&B singer remains jailed
- 2 stabbed at gay pride festival in Fort Lauderdale
- Lakeland hires Emily Colon as new assistant city manager
- Off-duty sheriff's deputy injured in attack at Lauderdale Lakes home
- Trenton beats Port St. Joe in 1A semis
- Snake in dryer gives Safety Harbor resident Amanda Wise 'near death experience'
- Holmes County tops Hawthorne 56-40
- FHSAA Girls State Basketball: 1A Semis - Holmes County vs. Hawthorne
- Pence in Colombia announces new sanctions on Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, financial aid to opponent Juan Guaido
- Former Trump campaign worker Alva Johnson sues Trump, says he kissed her without consent before Tampa rally
- FHSAA Girls State Basketball: 1A Semis - Trenton vs. Port St. Joe
- Girls basketball: Florida Prep soars past Aucilla Christian
- FHSAA Girls State Basketball: 2A Semis - Florida Prep vs. Aucilla Christian
- Prominent Florida lobbyist Ron Book gets DUI charge after crash
- Supreme Court impanels grand jury on school safety
- Last of original owners cuts ties with Poor Porker in Lakeland; Robyn Wilson sells stake to Wesley Barnett, grandson of Publix founder George W. Jenkins, after relationship sours
- AT&T, US bracing for Time Warner decision
- Bayshore Christian edges Miami Christian 53-50
- Health events in Polk
- Celebrate If Pets Had Thumbs Day? Don't think so
- Add a twist to your basic squat
- FHSAA Girls State Basketball: 2A Semis - Bayshore Christian vs. Miami Christian
- Brown's free throws lead Canterbury to 3A state title game
- School busing extended a year for 2 charter schools
- Postcard-pretty block in downtown Lakeland to lose half of tree canopy; 2 Oriental sweetgums causing problems in water lines, uprooting sidewalk pavers
- Trump tamps down expectations as he heads to Kim summit
- Most senior Catholic charged with child sex abuse convicted