LAKE WALES, Florida (AP) - A woman says her American bulldog and two puppies were bitten by a diamondback rattlesnake near the steps of her rural central Florida home.
Polk County, Florida -- A task force aimed at fighting gang crimes in Lakeland met tonight.
The city council Is heading up the effort.
The meeting focused on efforts to find 1,000 mentors that can serve as role models to troubled teens, and plans to create a partnership between law enforcement and the school board to help students who may be feeling pressured to join a gang.
LAKE WALES, Florida (AP) - A National Transportation Safety Board details how a small plane carrying a Kansas businessman, his wife and their four children plunged to the ground after parts of both wings and the horizontal stabilizer broke off in mid-air.
But the report released Monday doesn't say why the June 7, 2012, crash occurred. Agency spokesman Eric Weiss says a probable cause report will be released in six to eight weeks.
Lakeland, Florida -- In Polk County, the Lakeland Police Department is offering a free "active shooter" class to certain people interested in preparing for -- and reacting to -- a shooting situation.
