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Police: Florida McDonald's worker threw drinks, shot at customers during drive-thru fight
Read full article: Police: Florida McDonald's worker threw drinks, shot at customers during drive-thru fightA Central Florida McDonald's worker is facing charges after police say she shot at a customer over a complaint about a wrong order.
Swans in Florida that date to Queen Elizabeth II gift are rounded up for their annual physicals
Read full article: Swans in Florida that date to Queen Elizabeth II gift are rounded up for their annual physicalsA flock of swans that grew from a gift from Queen Elizabeth II nearly 70 years ago is being rounded up in Florida to ensure they are all healthy.
Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec wrapping up second season with Single-A Tampa
Read full article: Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec wrapping up second season with Single-A TampaRachel Balkovec will wrap up her second season as the Single-A Tampa manager this week at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida, where on April 8 of last year she debuted with a win as the first woman to manage the affiliate of a Major League Baseball team.
Florida parents charged in death of toddler left in car overnight after Fourth of July party
Read full article: Florida parents charged in death of toddler left in car overnight after Fourth of July partyA toddler died after her parents left her in a hot car overnight following a Fourth of July party in Florida, authorities said Thursday.
13-year-old, police officer injured in gun battle outside Florida apartment complex, authorities say
Read full article: 13-year-old, police officer injured in gun battle outside Florida apartment complex, authorities sayOfficials say a 13-year-old exchanged gunfire with police during a chase through a central Florida neighborhood and was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
Florida woman wins $2 million playing Lottery scratch-off game after daughter finishes breast cancer treatment
Read full article: Florida woman wins $2 million playing Lottery scratch-off game after daughter finishes breast cancer treatmentA Florida woman won the $2 million top prize while playing the Bonus Cashword scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced Friday.
AP source: MLB, players reach minor league union deal
Read full article: AP source: MLB, players reach minor league union dealA person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the playersโ association will submit union authorization cards to an arbitrator on Wednesday under an agreement with Major League Baseball that will lead to collective bargaining for approximately 5,500 farmhands.
MLB prepared to voluntarily recognize minor league union
Read full article: MLB prepared to voluntarily recognize minor league unionMajor League Baseball is ready to voluntarily accept the formation of a minor league union, a key step that will lead to collective bargaining and possibly a strike threat at the start of next season.
Deputies: Woman throws tantrum at counter because food took too long
Read full article: Deputies: Woman throws tantrum at counter because food took too longPolk County Sheriffโs deputies are looking for a woman who allegedly threw a tantrum at a Lakeland McDonaldโs because her order took too long.
Pit stop at 7-Eleven ends up making Florida man a Lottery winner
Read full article: Pit stop at 7-Eleven ends up making Florida man a Lottery winnerA 57-year-old Florida man is now $1 million richer after he purchased a scratch-off Lottery ticket while making a pit stop at a 7-Eleven store, the Florida Lottery announced on Monday.
5 reasons why attending spring training is a home-run experience
Read full article: 5 reasons why attending spring training is a home-run experienceBaseballโs regular season begins this week, so that means the abbreviated spring training session for teams, which started late due to the offseason lockout, is over.
Deputies: Florida substitute teacher arrested for sexual battery on a high school student
Read full article: Deputies: Florida substitute teacher arrested for sexual battery on a high school studentA 20-year-old substitute English teacher at Lakeland High School was arrested on Friday by Polk County Sheriffโs deputies, after being charged with sexual battery.
Floridaโs hurricane hunter team getting new aircraft
Read full article: Floridaโs hurricane hunter team getting new aircraftThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationโs team will add a Gulfstream 550 to the three other aircraft at its home base at the Lakeland Linder International Airport in central Florida.
DeSantis announces lawsuit after federal contractors ordered to be vaccinated
Read full article: DeSantis announces lawsuit after federal contractors ordered to be vaccinatedGov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Thursday that they are filing a lawsuit against the federal government for ordering that all federal contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said cruise lines will โbreak Florida lawโ if they require passengers to be vaccinated
Read full article: Gov. Ron DeSantis said cruise lines will โbreak Florida lawโ if they require passengers to be vaccinatedFlorida's governor Ron DeSantis said that cruise lines who require proof of vaccination from passengers will be breaking a new state law that goes into effect July 1.
Yanks manager Boone feels 'awesome' after getting pacemaker
Read full article: Yanks manager Boone feels 'awesome' after getting pacemakerNew York Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes a drink of water during a spring training exhibition baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. โJust a lot different, honestly,โ Boone said before Sundayโs road game against the Toronto Blue Jays. โSo I canโt like lift weights like I normally do but that will be hopefully a few more weeks. AdNOTES: Boone said INF-OF Miguel Andรบjar (sore right hand and wrist) and C Robinson Chirinos (broken right wrist) will both see a hand specialist on Monday. Andรบjar first felt discomfort taking a swing in a winter league game.
Publix heiress gave โlionโs shareโ of money for Jan. 6 rally before Capitol riots, newspaper reports
Read full article: Publix heiress gave โlionโs shareโ of money for Jan. 6 rally before Capitol riots, newspaper reportsThe Wall Street Journal is reporting that the heiress to the Publix Supermarket chain contributed about $300,000 to former President Donald Trump's rally that preceded the Jan. 6 riot on the Capitol. PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. โ Publix supermarket heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli contributed funding for former President Donald Trumpโs rally just previous to the riot on the U.S. Capitol, according to the The Wall Street Journal. Jenkins Fancelli gave about $300,000 to the Jan. 6 event through a former fundraising representative for Trumpโs campaign, the newspaper reported Saturday. โHer money paid for the lionโs share of the roughly $500,000 rally at the Ellipse where Mr. Trump spoke,โ according to the newspaper. The money was acquired through a top fundraising official for the former presidentโs campaign, according to organizers.
AP source: Yankees vs champ Nationals in DC on opening day
Read full article: AP source: Yankees vs champ Nationals in DC on opening day(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)NEW YORK Gerrit Cole could make his New York Yankees debut in a tasty opening-day treat for fans, facing Juan Soto and World Series champion Washington at Nationals Park. The Yankees and Nationals are set meet when the virus-delayed season begins next month, a person familiar with the game told The Associated Press on Saturday. He pitched the Houston Astros past the Nationals 7-1 last October for a 3-2 edge in the World Series. The Yankees and Nationals met twice this year, including New Yorks 6-3 win on March 12 on the final day before MLB stopped spring training because of the virus outbreak. The Yankees are hopeful that slugger Aaron Judge has fully recovered from a rib injury that bothered him during spring training in Florida.
Publix extending its hours; senior hours going away
Read full article: Publix extending its hours; senior hours going awayLAKELAND, Fla. โ Publix is expanding its open hours and will do away with senior hours in the morning. Starting Saturday, Publix stores will open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to the companyโs website, and the pharmacy will return to regular operating hours. โThank you for your patience over the past several weeks while weโve operated under reduced hours,โ Publix says on its website. โWith our newly expanded hours, we will suspend reserved shopping hours. We do understand some customers prefer to shop when the stores are less crowded.
3-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash in Florida
Read full article: 3-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash in FloridaLAKELAND, Fla. โ Investigators are searching for the driver involved in a Florida hit-and-run crash that left a 3-year-old boy dead over the weekend. The crash happened Sunday afternoon on a stretch of Interstate 4 between Orlando and Lakeland, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. A car with six occupants was traveling east on I-4 when another car hit it while changing lanes. The first carโs driver lost control, spun into the median and hit a guardrail, FHP said. The other carโs driver fled the scene.