MANATEE COUNTY | Environmentalists scored a victory - at least temporarily - against mining giant Mosaic Fertilizer on Monday when federal regulators suspended a permit that would have allowed mining on wetlands in northeast Manatee.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing Fort Meade 12-year old.<br>Tamara Thomas is approximately 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs approximately 135 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting an accident at State Road 60 at Rifle Range Road Lake east of Bartow. The accident has lanes blocked.<br>The accident was reported at 7:56 a.m. There is no report of injury.

The Lake Alfred Police Department reported these criminal activities from Sept. 28 through Oct. 4:<br><b>BURGLARY</b><br><B>Burglary and theft</B> were reported Sept. 29 at a residence in the 500 block of East Grapefruit Avenue.<br><B>Burglary and theft</B> were reported Oct. 3 at the Lake Alfred BEST Center, 690 N. Third St.

<B>13th ANNUAL NURSE ASSISTANT CONVENTION</B>, $50 members of Florida Association of Nurse Assistants, $90 for non-members, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 5000 Firetower Road, Haines City. Information on building partnerships, compassion, depression and communicating with dementia patients.

Polk County planning officials will look at emergency planning for disasters at a public workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. today<br>in the meeting room at the Chain of Lakes Complex, 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven.

Teenage drivers can now share their own safety tips and experiences behind the wheel with other teens across Florida.

Authorities say a firefighter was injured when a ceiling of a home ablaze collapsed on him.<br>A Miami Fire-Rescue spokesman says when firefighters arrived at the home on Monday, the fire had already fully engulfed it. The living room ceiling fell, knocking a firefighter to the ground.

Litigation Stops in Wachovia Deal

<B>DOWNTOWN LAKELAND CHAPTER of the American Business Women's Association </B>meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Imperial Swan Hotel and Suites, 4141 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland. $25 includes lunch. Jeanne Hebert, director of the Lakeland Cotillion Club, is guest speaker. Make reservations at 838-4298 or lakelandabwa@yahoo.com.