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Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed ...

At the annual meeting of the Fairmount Cemetery Association in May 1939, Bob Haseltine Jr. was appointed as the official caretaker. Far back in 1790, the King of England had granted a long, narrow ...

An 18-year-old accused of stabbing his new 81-year-old roommate to death is now charged with murder, a Florida sheriff said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Hours after an 18-year-old moved into a group ...

A man residing in a Bartow group home suffered “a violent death,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said on Sunday.The victim was identified as 81-year-old Patrick Benway, a resident of the group ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFTS) – Authorities in Florida are investigating the “violent death” of an 81-year-old man at an independent living group home. In a briefing Sunday afternoon, Polk County Sheriff Grady ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WFTS) – Authorities in Florida are investigating the “violent death” of an 81-year-old man at an independent living group home. In a briefing Sunday afternoon, Polk County ...