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WINTER HAVEN, FL — Byron Lasiak, 16, and Jerry Johnsey, 18, presently face felony charges of first-degree murder for the death of Donald Merkley, 67. Johnsey has also been charged with arson. The case centers on the teenagers’ alleged plot to use a ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) – A Winter Haven man is accused of starving a dog so severely, the dog is thought to have eaten sand to survive. Investigators say the dog’s stomach was 75 percent full of sand. On June 24, Polk County Animal Control received...

A central Florida woman is set to appear in court Monday after authorities say she shot and stabbed her father and 6-year-old daughter and left their bodies in plastic bins in her landlord's shed. According to a report from NBC affiliate WFLA, 25-year...

LAKELAND, FL. – A 4-year-old girl who vanished from her home in Lakeland, Florida Saturday morning was found safe by investigators Monday in Tennessee. They said the onetime family friend accused of abducting her is now in custody. Florida, Georgia...

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