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FWC: New Law in Effect Will Make Boat Owners More Accountable

Outdoors July 6, 2025 0

FWC: The agency is preparing to implement a new...

Parent’s Night Out Program Gives Moms and Dads a Break While Kids Have a Blast

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In Loving Memory of Betty Ann Mercer, 88, of Lake Wales

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Betty Ann Mercer, 88, of Lake Wales, Florida, passed...

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Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Lack of DL, Hit-And-Run on Hwy. 27 in Lake Wales

Babson Park Man Arrested for Allegedly Crashing Tesla and Lying to Deputies

Polk Emergency Responders Out At Tiger Creek Canal Rescuing Victim Of Alligator Attack

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Both Suspects Arrested After Last Night’s Murder over Marijuana in Frostproof

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