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An unspecified amount of acidic water escaped into the Floridan Aquifer when a sinkhole opened underneath a gypsum stack at the Mosaic Co.'s New Wales fertilizer plant, spokeswoman Callie Neslund told The Ledger on Thursday.

Jason Daniels is standing trial for molesting two Lakeland girls because one woman had a grudge against him, Orlando defense lawyer Joshua Adams told jurors today.

City staff is working to repair a utility issue near Legoland.

Winter Haven police are searching for Dashawn Jamal-Roy Bather of Lakeland in relation to the shooting of a Winter Haven man on Wednesday.

If the City Commission shifts to three-year terms, one member will wind up a year short.

Holding a remote control, Kyle Weber guided the square, submerged robot as electrical cords jutted squid-like from underneath the contraption.