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Polk County Fertilizer Giant Mosaic Cuts 199 Jobs as Sulfur Prices Explode

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Polk County Fertilizer Giant Mosaic Cuts 199 Jobs as Sulfur Prices Explode

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South Fort Meade workers face a December layoff as global sulfur costs tied to Middle East shipping chaos squeeze Mosaic's bottom line.

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Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Flying Taxis Just Made Their First US Public Flight—Right Here in Salinas

Flying Taxis Just Made Their First US Public Flight—Right Here in Salinas

NY Duo "Bizzle" and "Mercedes" Accused in Nationwide Drugging Scheme Connected to Manhattan Man's Death

NY Duo "Bizzle" and "Mercedes" Accused in Nationwide Drugging Scheme Connected to Manhattan Man's Death

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584 Acres of Polk County Citrus Land Up for Auction, Draws Growers and Conservationists

Polk County

584 Acres of Polk County Citrus Land Up for Auction, Draws Growers and Conservationists

Oct 15, 2026

Davenport Apartment Complex Sells for $57M, a Third Less Than Its 2022 Price

Davenport Apartment Complex Sells for $57M, a Third Less Than Its 2022 Price

Oct 10, 2026

Winter Haven Tops National Snowbird Rankings, Lakeland Claims No. 2 Spot

Winter Haven Tops National Snowbird Rankings, Lakeland Claims No. 2 Spot

Sara Castellanos

Oct 08, 2026

AdventHealth Buys Its Own Davenport Medical Building as Polk County Booms

AdventHealth Buys Its Own Davenport Medical Building as Polk County Booms

Oct 06, 2026

Crime

Winter Haven Youth Football Brawl Draws Polk Gambling Probe, Judd Vows Undercover Watch

Winter Haven/ Polk County

Winter Haven Youth Football Brawl Draws Polk Gambling Probe, Judd Vows Undercover Watch

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Missing Lakeland Man, 84, With Dementia Found Safe After Search

Missing Lakeland Man, 84, With Dementia Found Safe After Search

Oct 13, 2026

Bartow Police Search for Missing 16-Year-Old Jessie, Last Seen Near Britts Lane

Bartow Police Search for Missing 16-Year-Old Jessie, Last Seen Near Britts Lane

Oct 13, 2026

Maryland Man Charged After Central Florida Couple Wired Almost $39K to Fake Title Company

Maryland Man Charged After Central Florida Couple Wired Almost $39K to Fake Title Company

Oct 07, 2026

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