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april 17
- Romain wins No. 1 singles title, Jenkins faces Celebration in playoff
- McKeel girls win 2A-9, Lake Wales faces Frostproof in playoff
- Anay Patel wins top singles, doubles matches
- John Jonchuck trial: Man who tossed 5-year-old daughter off bridge found guilty of murder
- Boys and girls District 4A-5 tennis tournament
- Teacher job fair planned for May 4
- City looks to hire emergency operations manager
- Water board to hold meeting
- Sweep! Lightning ousted by Blue Jackets
- Dreadnaughts, Eagles to decide top seed Friday
- 3A/4A District Track and Filed
- Clippers stun Warriors with record comeback
- Track and field: Thomas, Morris lead injury-riddled Auburndale girls to runner-up finish in 3A-8 meet
- Islanders finish off Penguins for playoff sweep
- Glasnow wins 4th in a row, Rays beat Orioles
- Leonard scores 37 as Raptors rout Magic
- Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
- George Jenkins 8, Lakeland 4
- Track and field: Williams in top form to lead Jenkins boys at 4A-5 meet; Jenkins girls win
- Editorial: One 'diet' that's likely permanent
- Today's editorial cartoon (Apr. 17, 2019)
- Thomas: God and the Democrats
- Reagan: Attacks on Trump will never end
- Emba: Congress should ease the pain of filing taxes
- Letter: Akin to a prison without walls
- Letter: No ban needed to solve plastic controversy
- Letter: Congress must repeal Trump's tax scam
- Florida Lottery results for Tuesday, April 16, 2019
- Miss Manners: Parents need to know about children's prying eyes
- Ask Amy: Aunt cries over niece's life choices
- Dear Abby: Hard-working wife unloads on husband at day's end
- Jimmy Buffett's weed brand to debut at Wrigley's cannabis chain
- Official: Notre Dame Cathedral faced 'chain-reaction collapse' in fire
- Photos - TREMENDOUS 10: A look at Polk County's top prep performances
- Armed Florida student 'infatuated' with Columbine school shooting is found dead, ending manhunt for Sol Pais
- Peru ex-President Alan García dead after shooting himself amid corruption allegations
- Safe boating course is April 27
- Florida parks: 5 reasons to visit Myakka State Park
- Beyoncé drops surprise new album to serve as soundtrack to Netflix documentary 'Homecoming'
- AP-NORC Poll: Many Americans aren't exonerating Trump in Russia probe, want Congress to keep investigating
- Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried's office cuts gun-license processing time in half, seeks money for additional staffing
- PCSO: Death of Polk jail inmate under investigation
- George Jenkins faces Celebration in girls District 4A-5 girls tennis sudden-death playoff
- 66 minutes: The frantic race to save Notre Dame Cathedral
- Celebration upends Jenkins girls in District 4A-5 tennis playoff
- Luigi Grieco gets 10½ years for DUI crash that killed passenger Vanessa Miller, 26
- Lakeland wants to wait a year on Munn Park plans
- Fishing results: 18-pound stringer wins West Coast Couples
- Scientists spur some activity in brains of slaughtered pigs, providing hope for medical advances — and raising ethical concerns
- Understanding the covenants of a real-estate sale
- Politics wreck health stocks
- T-Mobile CEO defends Sprint merger as opposition mounts
- Lakeland names Taylor new boys basketball coach
- Official: Former Polk Democrats chief stole $2,600 from party
- Testimony begins in 2016 LetGo slaying
- Space station shipment launched from Virginia seashore
- Trial date set for woman charged with 1990 clown killing
- House passes bill expanding law enforcement drone use
- Bill allowing medical personnel to carry guns clears House
- Plane makes emergency landing at Florida airport
- Woman facing charges in connection to fatal shooting
- Girl dies, 7 hurt in crash on Alligator Alley
- Arming teachers brings contentious debate in Florida Senate
- 60 people charged in illegal prescription opioid crackdown
- Pink Moon: Lakeland showcase of women's art explores the 'divine feminine'
- Restaurant review: Uncle Nick's in South Lakeland offers a taste of New York without the hustle & bustle
- Trump cracks down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela
- Explore hobbies, but dip a toe
- President who cried wolf? Real border alarms now seem hollow
- FSC to get on-campus Steak 'n Shake
- PSC graduate honored at convention
- Paraglider makes hard landing
- No school Friday for Polk public schools
- School district to host teacher job fair May 4
- Polk teachers 'walk in' for more education spending
- 1,000 Superintendent's Scholars recognized Thursday
- Celebration tops Jenkins in 4A-5 playoff
- Girls tennis: Cornerstone Charter beats Santa Fe Catholic 4-1