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Sheriff: Man Attacks, Kills 2 Co-Workers; 3rd Victim Critical
An electrician who got in an angry dispute with a supervisor attacked his colleagues at the Florida home they shared on a temporary work project, killing two Saturday and injuring a third who wasn’t expected to survive, a sheriff said. Electrician Shun Runyon and his coworkers were living in Davenport while they worked temporarily at a supermarket for a...
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Central Florida Man Arrested for Alleged Drunk Driving on Segway
Deputies in Polk County found 48-year-old Andy Sigears driving eastbound near Davenport on Wednesday afternoon near their substation as a lieutenant in the area said Sigears was driving unsteady and swerving.
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Florida Woman Accused of Sending Threats, Powder to Schools
Federal prosecutors say FBI agents arrested 65-year-old Maria Bassi Lauro at her Davenport home Wednesday on charges of mailing threatening communications and transmitting false information and hoaxes.
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Mayor Resigns After Illegal Disabled Parking Placard Bust
The mayor of a small Florida town arrested for using dead peoples’ disabled parking permits to park at city hall has resigned.
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Sheriff: Florida Mayor Used Parking Permits of Dead People
The mayor of a small Florida city has been arrested on allegations that she used dead people’s disabled parking permits to park at City Hall.
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Missing Child Alert Issued for 7-Year-Old Florida Boy
A missing child alert was issued Tuesday for a 7-year-old central Florida boy who went missing last week and may be with an adult.
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Deputies Investigate Death of Man Found in Woods in Central Florida as Homicide
Authorities in Polk County say they’re investigating the death of a Davenport man found in a wooded area as a homicide.
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Kraft Heinz to Close 7 Plants in US, Canada, Cut 2600 Jobs
Kraft Heinz will close seven plants in the U.S. and Canada as part of a downsizing that will eliminate 2,600 jobs, or roughly 14 percent of its North American factory workforce, the newly merged food company announced Wednesday.
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Road Range Incident Near Kissimmee Ends in Stabbing: Deputies
Deputies say an apparent road rage incident led to a stabbing in a tourist area in Davenport, which is near Kissimmee.