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Suspected Wal-Mart shoplifter held down by workers them he couldn't breathe

Kenneth Wisham was face down in the grass outside Wal-Mart as a 225-pound loss prevention worker used his weight to put pressure on his back. As the 64-year-old, 165-pound Lakeland man struggled, Randall Eugene Tomko, 58, of Winter Haven, continued to subdue the suspected shoplifter the morning of Feb. 7.

 

Publix Super Markets obtains naming rights to Joker Marchant Stadium

When Detroit Tigers fans enter the reborn Tigertown complex next spring, they'll enter underneath a banner that intersects two, 100-year-old histories in Polk County: "Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium."

 

Orlando man accused of killing 'Pinky' the dancing flamingo at Busch Gardens

Veterinarians at Busch Gardens had to euthanize "Pinky" the flamingo after a man grabbed her from an animal viewing area and threw her to the ground.

 

1 dead, 3 hospitalized with serious injuries after crash on Old Lakeland Highway

One person is dead and three others are hospitalized after two vehicles collide on Old Lakeland Highway Tuesday night.

 

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