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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: Radio Industry, Rental Service, Thurgood Marshall, Marketing, Travel
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FloriDUH: Pool dream turns to rubbish
South Florida Sun-SentinelBrian Dyer of Lakeland decided to dig a pool in his backyard. When the pool company started the evacuation, it dug up load after load of trash -- metal, plastic, bottles, whatever, reports WTVT My Fox Tampa Bay. It appears his backyard was once an... -
Report: She was in jail but still collecting unemployment checks
South Florida Sun-SentinelPolk County State Attorney's Office charged Robin Ballard Dekle, 51, on Tuesday with public assistance fraud, alleging she received unemployment compensation from September 2009 to November 2010 while she was an inmate, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. By...Tags: Polk County Sheriff's Office, Amusement and Theme Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System
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Sheriff: Man raked in $70,000 per month dealing heroin — while receiving food stamps
South Florida Sun-SentinelPablo Borgen, 43, a Lakeland dad to five children, allegedly used a network of dealers to sell heroin. Detectives estimate that Borgen was making approximately $70,000 in heroin sales per month, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. On Tuesday Polk County...Tags: Dominican Republic, Heroin, Grady Judd, Polk County Sheriff's Office
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Report: UF president says he’d help USF campus become independent
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe president of University of Florida in Gainesville has volunteered to help a branch campus of University of South Florida in Tampa become an independent university, according to the Ledger, a Polk County newspaper. USF Polytechnic, a campus located... -
Perry picks up Paul Senft endorsement
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGOP presidential hopeful and Texas Gov. Rick Perry has received the endorsement of Paul Senft, Florida National Committeeman to the Republican National Committee. Senft, who last week broke with Florida's elected Republican leaders by criticizing the... -
Trustees weigh in on USF’s Polytechnic campus becoming 12th state university
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe University of South Florida's Board of Trustees say they're OK with one of the college's campuses becoming an independent school — so long as USF gets the money back that it has invested. Community leaders in neighboring Polk County have been... -
Report: 2 senators ask for audit of USF’s Polytechnic campus
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelAs state officials research possibly allowing a branch campus of University of South Florida to become a separate university, two state senators have asked for an audit of the campus' expenditures based on allegations of misused funds, according to an... -
Thursday Morning Reads: Fla may have a 12th public university
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Happy Thursday and welcome to the work day. Here are five stories you should be reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel reports that USF-Polytechnic will become the state's 12th public university. From the story: A branch campus... -
Scott signs 38 bills, including ’sexting’ de-criminalization for minors
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Michael Peltier, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Anticipated changes to affordable housing and private property rights highlighted a list of 38 bills signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott. Efforts to remove a cap on a popular... -
Fantasy of Flight goes BOGO for Florida residents
Theme Park Rangers - Orlando SentinelFantasy of Flight, an aviation-based attraction in Polk County, is offering a buy-one-get-one-free ticket deal for Florida residents, beginning Friday, July 1. The deal applies to both adult and children's tickets. Fantasy of Flight general admission...
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