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september 6
- Lakeland Electric Q1 fuel rates unchanged
- Florida Southern tells students to leave campus because of Hurricane Irma
- Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy arrested after altercation with girlfriend
- Congress to speed up Harvey aid, tackle debt limit
- Ash covers Oregon cities, wildfire smoke chokes US West
- Trump family and associates to be in Russia probe crosshairs
- Eagle Lake to vote on 1st reading of budget
- Wood equalizing goal gets US out of Honduras with 1-1 draw
- Lakeland to hold meeting on Confederate soldier statue in Munn Park
- Polk County Commission cuts Amazon's tax break after it fails to meet job-creation requirements
- Former Vito's Dixieland restaurant to become premium office space in Lakeland
- Polk School Board OKs $1.4 billion budget
- Local 'Dreamers' react with sadness, dismay to Trump's plan to end DACA program
- All Saints boys, Winter Haven girls 2nd at swim meet
- Odorizzi allows 1 hit in Rays' 2-1 win over Twins
- PREP RESULTS
- New city manager suggests changes to Frostproof budget
- Prepare for Polk pets to survive the storm alongside the family
- What to expect in Category 5, 4 or lesser storm
- Hurricane hunters fly into Irma from Lakeland base
- Lesson from Harvey: Floridians preparing early for Hurricane Irma
- Polk retailers report brisk sales of hurricane supply essentials
- Photos: Florida prepares for arrival of Hurricane Irma
- Editorial: Hurricane Irma has become a beast, so get ready
- A Polk Perspective: Florida-brewed beer: One Lakelander seeks a whiff of success
- Letter: Lakeland elections will not be boring
- Stossel: The case for disaster-related price gouging
- Rampell: Republicans have only one idea. And Trump's pitch for it is a doozy.
- Letter: What it means to be an American
- Letter: Medical pot should be readily available
- Irma lashes at Puerto Rico, leaves tiny Barbuda devastated
- What happens when tenant abandons personal property
- Polk State College's theater department celebrates 50 years
- Stopping Smoking Can Substantially Reduce Lung-Cancer Risk
- Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Greatly Boosts Survival
- Lynn Fischer: Deciding to go vegan
- Mushroom protein kills leukemia cells
- USF study urges treat prediabetes with metformin
- Nanoparticles can deliver tumeric component to tumor cells
- MEDICAL PEOPLE
- Good Shepherd Hospice exceeds accreditation standards
- Lacheys, Debbie Gibson lead 'Dancing with the Stars' cast
- Pittman lecture at Florida Southern is canceled
- Polk County closings and cancellations due to Hurricane Irma
- Polk prepares as Irma veers east
- House overwhelmingly passes $7.9B Harvey disaster aid bill
- Dali group: Artist's exhumed DNA disproves paternity claim
- What to do when power fails: Food safety tips from the USDA
- Judd: Polk deputies will be checking IDs at storm shelters, taking those with warrants to jail
- New Jersey Guard members headed to Florida ahead of Irma
- Freshwater fishing: Bass are still hitting well -- just not big ones
- UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
- 'This is a buzz saw': Florida braces for Hurricane Irma
- Frostproof's Deonta McMahon ran for 200 yards to lead Bulldogs' rally
- Preview of Thursday Night's Prep Football Games
- Here's some early thoughts on 2017
- Escobar has 3 hits, 3 RBIs to lead Twins past Rays 10-6
- A classic dish with a lighter touch
- Eliminate egg rolls from menu by making them at home
- Take on Waldorf Salad adds Fall flavor
- EVENTS CALENDAR
- Flowers' numbers don't tell all