Lakeland News

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. An 18-year-old woman who was shot in the chest Nov.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:42 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:42 p.m. LAKELAND Aaron Peterman is going down in the Lakeland Police Department's history books as the highest-scoring K-9 handler in the agency's history and ranked second in the nation.

Rob Curry doesn't believe in God. "There isn't any way to distinguish any God from make-believe," said Curry, the President of the Atheists of Florida.

A Lakeland Fire Department battalion chief who broke city regulations when he forwarded an e-mail advertising the services of a financial investment company received an informal reprimand from his superiors last month.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:47 p.m. LAKELAND A Polk State College police academy student was arrested Tuesday after Polk County Sheriff's investigators said he punched a man in the face, damaged his car and threatened him.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:10 a.m. The second phase of the Intown Bypass has opened this morning in Lakeland.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. LAKELAND Rather than face a row of traffic lights, drivers can now slip around downtown Lakeland on the newly completed In-Town Bypass.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:46 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:49 a.m. Stella Reid swears that parenting dilemmas just take a little time and patience.

A five month old baby was pronounced dead on Sunday, November 1, 2009. On Monday, November 2, 2009, her mother, 25 year old Tivasha Logan and her 27 year old boyfriend, Chauncey Gardner were arrested and now face felony murder and child abuse charges.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:04 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 2:04 p.m. Karl Sapp's dream could be coming true.

The pantry and refrigerator were full of juice, pasta, snacks and canned food - plenty to fill the bellies of the two adults and five children who lived in the house on Sunshine Drive.

Lakeland, Florida - Although born prematurely, Chauntasia Gardner left the hospital fat and sassy.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 3:54 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. LAKELAND Insurance executive Phillip Walker and retired deputy police chief Clarence Grier will meet in a runoff election Dec.

It took a jury two hours of deliberations to find William Brown, Jr. guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon.

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered the 5-month-old girl in the family's Lakeland home after responding to a call of an unresponsive child.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:09 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 6:11 p.m. LAKELAND A driver whose vehicle struck a Verizon communications box early Sunday morning left about 500 South Lakeland homes without telephone and Internet service, Verizon officials said Monday.

OK, it's Monday night, the city election is Tuesday. I have three election predictions, none of which can get me in any trouble: Both three-man contests will result in runoff elections, with nobody getting 50 percent of the vote, although one guy in particular might make me wrong.A And the turnout will be closer to 20 percent than the 15 or 16 ...

BARTOW In an unexpected trial strategy, William "Bill-Bill" Brown Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with evidence and arson, but he continues to face charges of murder and robbery.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:53 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 3:01 p.m. TALLAHASSEE Lawyers for Paul Beasley Johnson, a triple murderer from Polk County, requested Tuesday that his execution scheduled for next month be halted.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:57 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. LAKELAND State Sen.