Sprawling toward the horizon, Andersen Air Force Base is surprisingly quiet, leaving the impression of a big, empty parking lot. ...more

January 26, 2009

When the "powers that be" at Brookdale Senior Living Corporation created their company theme for 2009 they must have had Freedom Plaza in mind, for the chosen motif of Dream! Dare! Discover! fits to a tee. It was on those very premises that Freedom Plaza came into being. ...more

January 14, 2009

WFTS anchor Walt Maciborski will leave Channel 28 on Friday, when his current contract expires. For the past three years, he has been co-anchor of the station's "ABC Action News" team, serving as the 5 and 5:30 p.m. evening news anchor and nighttime reporter. ...more

January 5, 2009

When 93-year-old Walter Farley was found shot dead in his home, his son's wife, Mary, asked Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, "Are you going to do everything you can to find who killed my father-in-law?" ...more

January 4, 2009

The Polk County Sheriff's Office today charged someone in the New Year's Eve shooting death of a 93-year-old Lakeland man: his son. ...more

January 3, 2009

Alice Boose may be losing her sight, but she continues to train guide dogs that will help the blind. ...more

January 2, 2009

Eight years ago, Alice Boose received her first puppy to train as a guide dog for the blind. It would become a cause much closer to home than she thought. ...more

December 31, 2008

Eight years ago, Alice Boose received her first puppy to train as a guide dog for the blind. It would become a cause much closer to home than she thought. ...more

December 31, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - After years of having to visit Miami to get his smoothie fix, Tony Espinal decided it was time to open his own smoothie shop a little closer to home. ...more

November 30, 2008

After years of having to visit Miami to get his smoothie fix, Tony Espinal decided it was time to open his own smoothie shop a little closer to home. ...more

November 26, 2008