{"id":76156,"date":"2026-08-09T19:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=76156"},"modified":"2026-08-09T19:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:24:52","slug":"injured-k9-hero-ace-returns-home-after-saving-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/08\/09\/injured-k9-hero-ace-returns-home-after-saving-deputies\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured K9 Hero Ace Returns Home After Saving Deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By PCSO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embedpress-embedpress aligncenter\" data-source-id=\"source-eefd2644-ed07-4935-98cd-612e4445e174\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><div class=\"gutenberg-block-wraper  \"><div class=\"position-right-wraper ep-embed-content-wraper   \" style=\"position:relative;display:inline-block\"><div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-fae7108b974acc3074f303252c11972d ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; 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