Lakeland News Archives

“It's compact and easy to move”

The 5700-C's mobility is a key feature for a Florida contractor who specializes in highway barrier and bridge parapet work. via Construction Equipment Guide

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James Martincic and Kimberly Beverlin Nellie Toothman of Lakeland, Fla., would like to announce the engagement of her youngest daughter, Kimberly, to James Martincic. via Wetzel Chronicle

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“It's this overreaching concern by judges that the internet diminishes the ability to have a fair trial”

The sheriff's witnesses and other legal parties involved in the investigation of a cheerleader beating captured on video were banned today from discussing the case any further, a Polk County Circuit Court judge ... via The Orlando Sentinel

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“My daughter is the one who turned the video over to the sheriff's department for evidence. My daughter turned it over to them.”

The 16-year-old's face was covered with heavy makeup Tuesday in an effort to hide the bruises she suffered during a videotaped beating that deputies said she suffered at the hands of girls she considered her ... via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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“That is the motive, I am sure of it. It's crazy and it's terrible and they're gonna pay.”

Eight teenagers have been arrested after filming the beating of another teen and threatening to post the video on the Internet, sheriff's officials said.

Victoria Lindsay was attacked on March 30 by six teenage girls when she arrived at a friend's home, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

Two girls confronted Lindsay when she walked in, yelling and threatening her, an arrest report showed. Another girl struck her in the head several times and then slammed her head into the bedroom wall, knocking her unconscious. Read more

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Officials in Florida released videotape Monday of an attack by six teenagers on a 16-year-old girl -- an attack that officials said the teens filmed just so they could post on the Internet, the Orlando Sentinel ... via KIRO-TV Seattle

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“This is absolutely outrageous conduct by a group of folks who knew each other and were mad over texting and messages left on MySpace.”

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says he's shocked over a videotaped attack of a 16-year-old Lakeland girl by several other girls. via 95.7 The Beat

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Eight teenagers have been arrested after filming the beating of another teen and threatening to post the video on the Internet, sheriff's officials said. via Florida Times-Union

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Contributed by Bill Rufty - Posted: April 2, 2008 2:12:52 PM TALLAHASSEE -- If there aren't enough rumors going on in this town with budget cuts --- doing away with the Division of Arts, cutting the cities to ... via The Ledger

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On Saturday, April 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the City of Lakeland's Solid Waste in coordination with the Polk County Solid Waste Division is sponsoring a FREE Household Hazardous Waste and End-Of-Life ... via Tampabays10.com

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“She told me that her shipper was shutting down”

A man walks through an area of parked trucks near the Port of Tampa, Tuesday morning, April 1, 2008, in Tampa, Fla., in protest of the rising cost of diesel fuel. via Peninsula Clarion

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