Staci DaSilva
Reporter and Anchor at WFLA-TV (Tampa, FL)
Covering Polk Co., FL for @WFLA | Former Vermonter | Former Iowan | MA native | Emerson College alum | Cat mom | Twitter user formerly known as @StaciDaSilva.
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wfla.com | Staci DaSilva
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Doris Moore Bailey’s life work has involved spreading the message of Juneteenth around Florida, the southeast and the country. She organized Lakeland’s first Juneteenth celebration in 1992 in the Coleman-Bush Building. On Saturday, she will attend the 33rd observance event in Lakeland in the same building. “It’s significant. It’s significant to see something come to fruition,” said Bailey, who is now regional manager for the Juneteenth Observance Foundation.
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wfla.com | Staci DaSilva
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA-TAMPAHOY) — Conductores de Lakeland, tomen nota. A finales de este año, habrá el doble de cámaras de control de tránsito en la ciudad. En total, habrá 41 cámaras de tráfico en Lakeland, incluidas, por primera vez, 14 cámaras de velocidad en zonas escolares. “Simplemente salen disparados como si se tratara de una autopista a toda velocidad”, dijo una residente, que no quiso compartir su nombre.
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wfla.com | Staci DaSilva
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Drivers in Lakeland, take note. Later this year, there will be double the number of traffic enforcement cameras in the city. In total, there will be 41 traffic cameras in Lakeland — including, for the first time, 14 school zone speed cameras. “They just take off like it’s a speeding highway,” said one resident, who did not want to share her name.
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wfla.com | Staci DaSilva
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — It takes new Lakeland police officers 9-14 months before they get into the field, a process that includes vetting, field training and attendance at the police academy and a “mini-academy” just for Lakeland police officers. Police leaders updated city commissioners about training procedures Monday, while also discussing a controversial training program being hosted later this summer. “We’re filling these seats as fast as humanly possible,” said Capt.
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wfla.com | Staci DaSilva
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents of memory care units across Polk County are “painting Polk purple” by giving residents a creative outlet, and for one artist, rekindling a lifelong passion. Anita Morrison knows how to pick out the perfect color and achieve the perfect shading to translate a bouquet of flowers into a piece of art. “I love it very much,” she said. “I can get lost in it and spend a whole day.”Her love of painting is nothing new. “This is her first painting.
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