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september 5
- Polk School Board votes to give bus drivers raises as it addresses ongoing labor shortage
- Starks sparks Eagles to another win
- Tropical-force winds, rain from Gordon slam into Gulf Coast
- Red-hot Rays shut out Jays 4-0
- Wives of 2 Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar shocked by verdicts
- Rancorous, partisan start for Kavanaugh high court hearing
- Editorial: A tale of two sheriffs on Stand Your Ground
- Prager: Why the Left labels DeSantis' comments racist
- Cepeda: Rural areas that embrace immigrants show signs of revival
- Reagan: Mr. Trump's good friend Jeff
- Today's editorial cartoon (Sept. 5, 2018)
- Another Viewpoint: GoFundMe campaigns illustrate a sick health insurance system
- Letter: Tormenting animals is not amusing
- Letter: Early diagnosis helps fight a subtle killer
- Gordon, never a hurricane, kills Florida child in mobile home
- Polk County Commission OKs expansion of South Lakeland development despite homeowners' objections
- Florida Lottery results for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018
- Miss Manners: What to do about customer service staff whose first language isn't English
- Ask Amy: Widow bounces into new relationship with married man
- Dear Abby: Young boy's abuse of animals causes alarm among family
- A year later, Polk County's Hurricane Irma bills start rolling
- Mother of Jordan Belliveau admits to hitting 2-year-old son, leaving him to die in woods
- LABOR DAY ARRESTS in Polk County for Monday, Sept. 3, 2018
- Jet quarantined in New York after reports of sick passengers aboard flight from Dubai
- Jamal Carson facing 1st-degree murder charges in brutal Lakeland beating death of 2-year-old Mekhi Laster
- Obamas step up political efforts ahead of midterm elections
- UPDATE: Florence ramps up to Category 3 hurricane in Atlantic
- UK charges 2 Russians in absentia in nerve agent attack of double agent Sergei Skripal, his daughter
- Charisse Stinson case: No bail for mother accused of killing 2-year-old son Jordan Belliveau, leaving him in woods
- Crossbow and archery season opening soon in Polk
- Fishing results: Roger Waggle, Jeffrey Worthy win Thursday night tourney
- Upcoming fishing tournaments around Polk County
- Bay scallop season winding down
- Retired for 3-plus years, Whitmire stays on the course
- Police: Florida woman rapes boy with husband, kids in room
- Facebook, Twitter pledge to defend against foreign intrusion in 2018 elections, beyond
- Immigrant charged with abducting, killing student Mollie Tibbetts was known by alias
- Here’s how to make Aretha Franklin’s Peach Cobbler
- Events calendar
- 'Nunsense' opens TheatreWorks Florida 2018-19 season
- Restaurant review: Tropico Latino in Lakeland offers diners a tasty trip to South America, with a side of Puerto Rico
- Have Gun, Will Travel comes to Derry Down
- High-flying acts, rock tribute comes to Polk Theatre
- Deadly typhoon leaves major airport closed and destruction in Japan
- A look at undue influence in wills
- Never too old to bring forth a successfull business
- United Faculty of Florida Rally at Florida Polytechnic University
- Humans lose as computers close more deals
- Fans rejoice: Subscription-free streaming for NFL games
- Publix to build $300 million refrigerated warehouse in NC
- FHSAA's plan to change playoff structure still lacks consensus
- Florida Poly faculty union protests amid strained talks, unfair labor practice allegations
- Polk School Board OKs $1.4 billion budget — a $44 million increase over 2017
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