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Cops: Polk bus driver stages fight between 2 students

Polk County, Florida -- A Polk County school bus driver has been arrested for allegedly forcing two students to fight outside her home Thursday.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says 29-year-old Patrice Sanders of Lakeland drove a busload of middle and high school students to her house and staged a fight between two of them in her front yard.

Mother's Day deals offered all over Tampa Bay!

Tampa Bay, Florida-- Celebrate with mom at some of the free and discounted events offered in the Tampa area this Mother's Day!

10 News searched high and low and found the following fun ways for you to spoil mom and save your money this weekend:

Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo and the Florida Aquarium are offering free admission for moms on both Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12, with the purchase of a full paid admission ticket.

Lakeland police looking for homicide suspect

Lakeland, Florida -- Lakeland police are looking for a suspect who shot a man during a robbery.

On April 16, around 12:19 a.m., police responded to a home on West 12th Street in reference a home invasion robbery. Upon arrival, officers found Clifton L. Drake, deceased. 

Reportedly, Drake was shot and killed while in his residence by unknown person (s). 

Two family members were home at the time of the incident; however, they were not harmed.

This is a composite sketch from witness statements on one of the two suspects in this case.

Timothy Carey found not guilty of 1996 Polk murder

Bartow, FL -- It took jurors just three and a half hours to find Timothy Carey, 36, not guilty in a 1996 murder case.

Carey had taken the stand in his own defense saying he was at a party the night Tommy Eugene Smith was murdered.

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Update: Man ties up elderly woman in her home, steals her car

Auburndale, Florida -- Auburndale Police officers are still searching for a man who tied up a 92-year-old woman in her home but they have found the stolen car. 

Police say Margaret Bair was working in her yard around 9:00 a.m. on May 9 when a man walked up to her door and went inside. The man tried to get Bair to come inside the house with him but she refused.

He then grabbed Bair into the house and tied her up with tape as he rummaged through the home. 

Cell phone bills too high? Here's how you can save hundreds!

St. Petersburg, Florida -- The average family can spend as much as $1600 a year on their cell phones. Just think of the things you could buy for your family if you could shave just a little off your wireless bills.

A lot of what you're paying your cell phone provider could be for services you don't even use. Or perhaps you're not taking advantage of discounts that will save you money, or have locked yourself into a contract you don't need.

Lakeland PD adds 2 non-emergency numbers for public

Lakeland, Florida-- Update: Shortly before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night, Lakeland Police officials announced that their non-emergency lines had been restored. 

Residents may now use 834-6900 for non-emergency calls to the Police Department. 

Previous information:

An issue with a circuit caused the City of Lakeland's phone system to crash Wednesday morning, and officials say they have since added two non-emergency numbers for the public to use.