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august 6
- Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing
- North Korea fires presumed ballistic missiles as talks stall
- Flying Tigers shut out by Tarpons
- Jays end Rays' 6-game win string
- Editorial: UF, finally, shows it values free speech
- Today's editorial cartoon (Aug. 6, 2019)
- Shannon: Environmentalists don't have to be pessimists, but it helps
- Rubin: Trump's speech would be laughable, if it weren't so infuriating
- Polk Perspective: Remembering the day we dropped 'the bomb'
- Page: Will Trump's 'go back' racial strategy backfire?
- Florida Lottery results for Monday, Aug. 5, 2019
- Miss Manners: Keeping up with escalating birthday parties
- Carolyn Hax: Should you scare loved ones with your cancer scare?
- Dear Abby: Longtime attraction still stymied by age difference
- Oldt: Determination keeping Winter Haven's landmark Ritz Theatre viable
- Large group vacation homes latest Beach trend
- Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88; author was 1st black woman writer to win prestigious literary prize
- Photos: Worst Restaurant Inspections in Polk County July 29 to Aug. 3
- How one group swindled $8 million designated for hurricane, wildfire victims
- Kennel owner sues state over Greyhound racing ban
- Sheriff's office: Central Florida man pulls gun on late-arriving furniture delivery crew
- Natural solutions for rash under breasts
- PHOTOS: Housing complex for seniors on fixed incomes opens in Lakeland
- Florida senator wants to make coconut patties official state candy
- PCSO: Elderly Polk man charged with 1st-degree murder in death of common-law wife of more than 60 years
- Ohio's Republican governor urges gun reform; calls in Texas for Trump to stay away
- Manson prosecutor Stephen Kay: Keep them all locked up forever
- Burkes: Hidden pain disguises who we are
- Hearing rescheduled on Irby injunction requests
- WHPD: Fleeing felon arrested after dangerous chase
- Polk business news (Aug. 4)
- Polk people & changes
- LWPD: Police officer, fiancée arrested on domestic battery charges in Polk
- Wilkinson: Teachers have been preparing all summer
- Boy calls 911 to order pizza, gets lesson and a pie
- Woman says toilet explodes after lightning strike
- Small plane crash leaves 2 hospitalized
- DeSantis gives Epstein case to state law enforcement
- Shots fired at SUV driven by rapper Yung Miami, no injuries
- Car dealership pays $1.2 million after fraud investigation
- Florida official pleads guilty to corruption charges
- Boom in overdose-reversing drug is tied to fewer drug deaths
- Putting together the puzzle: School teams assess threats
- Trump's tariffs could blot out positive economic story
- Tax Collector launches Florida MV Express kiosk
- FAMU hosting recruitment and alumni picnic
- Dog 'rental' program expands
- US Rep. Ross Spano faces 2 new complaints; Lakeland Democratic Women's Club president accuses Republican of continuing violations of federal election laws
- Lakeland man loses appeal for vehicular homicide in hit-and-run death of construction worker
- Lakeland commissioners finalize ballot wording for charter changes
- Education software firm Digarc to open new Lakeland office
- Florida near bottom in family-friendly ranking
- Trump's divisive words collide with his call for unity
- These homes for seniors are affordable, but scarce
- City to freeze Lakeland Regional's lease
- Ferguson: A US Open, and a summer of stress for Gary Woodland
- Redskins to offer gambling-focused preseason telecast
- Kerr speaks on Warriors' offseason, hope for future
- For Popovich, finding a team quickly will be a challenge
- Lake Wales' Richardson poised to have record-setting season