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Prostitution suspects arrested after posing with guns

Lakeland, Florida -- Two women previously arrested in an undercover prostitution sting are back in jail after they posted pictures of themselves with guns on their social media sites.

Polk County Sheriff's detectives say once they saw they pictures they notified the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and then arrested 25-year-old Brittany Dodd and 27-year-old Maylee Rossi.

Lakeland official fighting spitting ordinance

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - A Lakeland City Commissioner wants to do away with a 69-year-old ordinance that prohibits people from spitting on the sidewalk or grass.

Commissioner Don Selvage says the ordinance is outdated and was going to address the issue with the full board on Friday.

Selvage's plan to nix the spitting ordinance comes eight months after a man was arrested for spitting on the sidewalk or grass at 2:30 a.m. May 30 near Florida Southern College. The charge against Joseph Stoiber, 29, was dropped by prosecutors.

Year in Review: Weird, weird Florida...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- In 2012, Florida was a state where a lifeguard got
fired for saving a life, a woman got arrested for riding a manatee and a
man repeatedly used 911 as a phone sex service.

Think that's weird? It gets worse and more tragic.

Red light runners Vol 10.

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Woman critical after freezer contents explode

Lakeland, Florida -- An elderly woman was hospitalized Monday afternoon after contents from her freezer reportedly exploded at her Lakeland home.

Lakeland Police received a call about the incident around 12 p.m. Monday from one of Barbara Cunningham's relatives. 

"Bloody, the lower part and her face," describes neighbor Walter Wells. "I heard rumors she had a lot of shrapnel."

Police search for beer thief

Lakeland, Florida -- Polk County deputies are searching for a man who stole beer from a Lakeland convenience store on July 14.

The sheriff's office says around 2:09 a.m., the man walked into the Circle K in the 7200 block of US Hwy 98 N, grabbed an 18-pack of Budweiser, and left without paying.

He is described as a white male, approximately 20 years old, and was last seen wearing a red shirt and jeans. The sheriff's office says the beer was on display next to the register. 

Internationally acclaimed medium to come to Lakeland Center

Internationally acclaimed medium to come to Lakeland Center

Lakeland, Florida-- Ever wondered if there is life after death? How about if you could contact a loved one who has passed on?

If so, you may be enlightened by what Lisa Williams, an internationally acclaimed medium and clairvoyant, has to say when she visits the Lakeland Center on October 16.

Williams, who has had two seasons of her own hit show Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead and has also written two books on the subject, has appeared on Oprah, Andersoon Cooper, Jimmy Kimmel Live and more.