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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Lakeland</title>
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		<title>Fla. police search for missing man who won $31 million in the lottery in 2006</title>
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Fla. police searching for missing lottery winner

LAKELAND, Fla. — Authorities are asking for the public&#8217;s help in finding a man, who won the Florida lottery in 2006, and has now gone missing. The Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office on Tuesday said Abraham Shakespeare, 43, of Lakeland, was reported missing on Nov. 9.
His friends and family told .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-police-search-for-missing-man-who-won-31-million-in-the-lottery-in-2006-236002/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Fla. police search for missing man who won $31 million in the lottery in 2006</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>74-year-old mauled, bitten by pack of raccoons that she tried to shoo from her Florida porch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — A 74-year-old who was &#8220;filleted&#8221; by raccoons when she tried to shoo them away from her central Florida home was hospitalized for more than two days, authorities said Monday.

Gretchen Whitted, of Lakeland, was in stable condition Monday, two days after she saw a family of raccoons near her back patio. She told .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/74-year-old-mauled-bitten-by-pack-of-raccoons-that-she-tried-to-shoo-from-her-florida-porch-187522/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 74-year-old mauled, bitten by pack of raccoons that she tried to shoo from her Florida porch</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Raccoon pack surrounds, mauls 74-year-old Florida woman who tried to chase them from her yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — Animal control officers hope to trap a pack of raccoons that mauled a 74-year-old Florida woman who tried to chase them from her yard.

The sheriff in Polk County, east of Tampa, says Gretchen Whitted fell when five raccoons surrounded and attacked her Sunday. She was taken to a hospital with extensive cuts .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/raccoon-pack-surrounds-mauls-74-year-old-florida-woman-who-tried-to-chase-them-from-her-yard-187162/">Raccoon pack surrounds, mauls 74-year-old Florida woman who tried to chase them from her yard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1 dead, several injured when lightning strikes at Fourth of July gathering in central Fla.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — A lightning strike at a Fourth of July gathering in central Florida killed one person and 18 others were taken to hospitals, officials said Saturday.

About 100 people from a church group were outside playing soccer and volleyball in Lakeland, about 30 miles east of Tampa, when a lightning bolt or series of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1-dead-several-injured-when-lightning-strikes-at-fourth-of-july-gathering-in-central-fla-99601/">Read : 1 dead, several injured when lightning strikes at Fourth of July gathering in central Fla.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida police: Teen son who escaped father&#8217;s family shooting spree helps reconstruct events</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — A 13-year-old boy who watched his father kill his stepmother and two younger brothers before aiming the rifle at him is helping investigators reconstruct what happened in their Florida home.

The teen was staying with his grandparents Monday, a day after investigators said his father, Troy Ryan Bellar, 34, shot and killed his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/florida-police-teen-son-who-escaped-fathers-family-shooting-spree-helps-reconstruct-events-52653/">Read : Florida police: Teen son who escaped father&#8217;s family shooting spree helps reconstruct events</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Teen son who escaped father&#8217;s family shooting spree helps reconstruct events</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — A 13-year-old boy who watched his father kill his stepmother and two younger brothers before aiming the rifle at him is helping investigators reconstruct what happened in their Florida home.

The teen was staying with his grandparents Monday, a day after investigators said his father, Troy Ryan Bellar, 34, shot and killed his .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-teen-son-who-escaped-fathers-family-shooting-spree-helps-reconstruct-events-52645/">Police: Teen son who escaped father&#8217;s family shooting spree helps reconstruct events</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cops say teen son escaped Fla. family slaying when dad tripped after shooting others; 4 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — His father and stepmother had fought before, and 13-year-old Nathan Bellar had no reason to believe their latest exchange would turn violent.

After an argument on Sunday, though, the teen watched his father gun down the woman as she tried to take her sons to their grandparents&#8217;. Nathan ran back through the house .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cops-say-teen-son-escaped-fla-family-slaying-when-dad-tripped-after-shooting-others-4-dead-51687/">Cops say teen son escaped Fla. family slaying when dad tripped after shooting others; 4 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff: 13-year-old son escapes as Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himself after family fight</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — A 13-year-old boy ran through a garage to escape his family&#8217;s slaughter at the hands of his father, who then took his own life on their front lawn, authorities said.

Investigators said Monday they had not found any suicide note, and a motive for the killings late Sunday remained unclear. They said Troy .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sheriff-13-year-old-son-escapes-as-fla-father-kills-wife-2-sons-himself-after-family-fight-51476/">Sheriff: 13-year-old son escapes as Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himself after family fight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff: Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himself after family fight; 13-year-old son escapes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — A 34-year-old man shot and killed his wife and two young sons and fired on another son before killing himself in the front yard of their home on Sunday night, authorities said.

Investigators were still searching for a motive for the slayings that followed a fight late Sunday between Troy Ryan Bellar and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sheriff-fla-father-kills-wife-2-sons-himself-after-family-fight-13-year-old-son-escapes-51342/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Sheriff: Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himself after family fight; 13-year-old son escapes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff: Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himself in apparent domestic dispute; teen escapes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 14:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — A father shot and killed his wife and two of his sons — one 5 months old and the other 7 years old — before killing himself in the front yard of their home on Sunday night, authorities said.

Another son, a 13-year-old, was pursued through the garage by his father, evaded several .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sheriff-fla-father-kills-wife-2-sons-himself-in-apparent-domestic-dispute-teen-escapes-50969/">Source article &nbsp;: Sheriff: Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himself in apparent domestic dispute; teen escapes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. deputy resigns after his wife, mother-in-law take patrol car out for a joyride</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKELAND, Fla. — A Polk County deputy has turned in his badge after his wife and mother-in-law took his patrol car out for a joyride. Officials said the 44-year-old deputy resigned Monday after serving 21 years with the sheriff&#8217;s office.

The arrest report said his wife and mother-in-law face charges of vehicle theft, theft of a .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-deputy-resigns-after-his-wife-mother-in-law-take-patrol-car-out-for-a-joyride-42753/">Fla. deputy resigns after his wife, mother-in-law take patrol car out for a joyride</a>.]]></description>
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