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Tampa woman's troubling idea: Village for sex offenders
Good morning, Lake County.
Next month, if a Tampa crusader has her way, dozens of registered sex offenders from all over the country may be dumped into homes on remote property in east Lake County and into a trailer park in either east Lake or west...Tags: Tampa, Plymouth, Lake County (Florida), Rentals, Florida's Turnpike
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Fantasy of Flight: Spooky events ready to take off
Sentinel Staff WriterFantasy of Flight, the aviation-based attraction off Interstate 4 in Polk County, is offering two Halloween-oriented features in October. The more intense one, called "nightFlight: Phase Three of the Paranormal Investigation," is a four-hour nighttime...Tags: Interstate 4, Unexplained Phenomena, Halloween
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Legoland Florida: Update from the Island in the Sky
Sentinel Staff WriterLegoland Florida was abuzz with construction activity during a media hard-hat tour on Tuesday. You might even say teeming as work continues on the Winter Haven theme park, scheduled to open to the public Oct. 15. Here are notes I made while dodging...Tags: Cypress Gardens, New York City, Horse (animal), Castle Hill, LEGO Group
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Animal hoarders need mental-health treatment, experts say
Bradley and Elizabeth Roden had good intentions when they started raisingdogs. The Polk County couple sold them to bring in extra money. They doted on them as pets.
But by the time the Sheriff's Office in March confiscated 184 pooches kept inside and...Tags: Elections, Osceola County, Politics, Pets, Crime, Law and Justice
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Scholarship student accused of making bomb threat to college
FloriDUHAlexxis C. Anthony, 19, allegedly needed more time to study for a test. She came up with an alarming plan. The scholarship student from Lakeland told deputies she and a friend were involved in a bomb threat to the Polk State College college because...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Education
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Legoland: Free field trips announced for Polk County second-graders
Sentinel Staff WriterPolk County second-graders will be among the first to have a field trip to Legoland Florida, the theme park under construction in Winter Haven, it was announced Tuesday. The trips will be underwritten by University of South Florida Polytechnic...Tags: Cypress Gardens, Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Tourism and Leisure
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Verizon worker tried to strangle wife after listening to phone calls
FloriDUHMaybe this wife should have asked her husband, a Verizon repair technician, "Can you hear me now?" as she talked to another man on her phone. Robert L. Rutledge, 51, of Lakeland, is accused of using his job skills to eavesdrop on his wife's calls,...Tags: Verizon Communications
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Washington County Commission briefs
Emergency center gets board oversight The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to create a governing board for the county's Emergency Communications Center. The governing board will be composed of the leaders of the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Elections, Washington (U.S. state), Air Transportation Delays, Politics
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Report: Handyman killed priest, headed for Disney
South Florida Sun-SentinelHow low can some people go? Lower than you thought. Jeremy Wayne Manieri, 31, was on his way to Disney World with his ex-wife and their two children when he was nabbed Tuesday by Polk County sheriff's deputies a motel near Davenport, reports The...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Chicago Hotels, Murder
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Sheriff: No more free undies for male inmates
South Florida Sun-SentinelServing time in the Polk County jail is getting to be more of a challenge for inmates. Last year, just before Christmas, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd fouled-up the inmates' holiday by removing all of the jail's basketball goals, posts and nets. If...Tags: Grady Judd, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Human Interest, Polk County Sheriff's Office
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Officials: Detention deputy whipped kids, made porn video
South Florida Sun-SentinelRobin Leigh Pagoria, 45, a Polk County detention deputy for almost six years, is accused of severely whipping two girls between the ages of 10 and 18, filming the whippings on her cell phone and then sending the videos to an out-of-state boyfriend she met...Tags: Polk County Sheriff's Office
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New air service to S.C., central Fla. has smooth takeoff
heather.keels@herald-mail.comDirect Air's inaugural flight into Hagerstown Regional Airport Thursday was about an hour behind schedule, but with a bluegrass band, sheet cake, a contest and speeches by local officials, outbound passengers had plenty to keep them busy. The flight...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Amusement and Theme Parks, Marketing, Thurgood Marshall, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Jul 13, 2011
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Jul 14, 2011
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Jul 15, 2011
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May 27, 2011
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