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Two Florida Women Attack Man With Glitter, Face Felony Charges
The women are accused of throwing containers of glitter at the man, “striking him in the upper torso and head.”
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Star of ‘Dolphin Tale' Movies Falls Ill at Florida Aquarium
Officials say the prosthetic-tailed dolphin that starred in the “Dolphin Tale” movies may be fighting a gastrointestinal infection.
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Florida Man Convicted in Parking Lot Shooting of Black Man
A white Florida man who told detectives he had a “pet peeve” about illegal parking in handicapped spots was convicted late Friday of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in a dispute over a handicapped spot.
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Massive Alligator Captured After Breaking Into Florida Home: Police
Officials from the city of Clearwater posted on social media that the “unwanted” visitor entered the home through a window in the kitchen overnight.
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Reunited: Spirit Airlines Returns Lost Library Book to Delaware County Student
“I believe that by the time I found the book, it literally traveled thousands of miles across the country multiple times,” one Spirit Airlines flight attendant said.
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Florida Cops Find Stolen Doughnut Van, Share Treats With Homeless
It was a lucky day for some Florida police officers who recovered a stolen van filled with Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
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US Firms to Trump: Don't Raise Tariffs on More Chinese Goods
The Trump administration will hold six days of hearings starting Monday in Washington on the next barrage in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies: President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs of 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion in Chinese goods that could kick in as early as next month. Once in effect, the tariffs would...
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‘Stand Your Ground' Law Under Scrutiny
NBC 6’s Steve Litz speaks to a local lawyer about the “stand-your-ground” law.
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US Closes Trucking Firm Tied to Smuggling Case
Federal safety regulators have shut down a troubled Iowa trucking company that owned the semitrailer involved in a human trafficking case in which 10 immigrants died in Texas. Pyle Transportation was placed under an “out-of-service order” Monday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after a review found the company’s safety rating was so unsatisfactory that it was unfit to...
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Driver Part of Larger Human-Smuggling Scheme: Investigator
Investigators believe a truck driver accused in the deaths of 10 people found inside a packed, sweltering tractor-trailer is part of a larger organization involved in human smuggling that authorities are trying to identify and dismantle, a U.S. immigration official said. Some of the 29 identified survivors told authorities they hired smugglers who brought them across the U.S. border, loaded...
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Iowa Firm Tied to Truck Deaths Has History of Legal Problems
The small, family-owned Iowa trucking company linked to the deadly case of immigrant smuggling in Texas has a history of safety and tax violations and financial problems, public records show....
Pyle Transportation Inc. failed to pay federal employment and trucking taxes for years, faced lawsuits from Iowa labor regulators over unpaid wages owed to drivers and has been ordered to pay... -
Truck Driver Charged With Human Trafficking; 10th Passenger Dies
Federal authorities in Texas have charged the driver of a tractor-trailer with transporting immigrants in the U.S. illegally, an incident resulting in the death of 10 people and the hospitalization of dozens of others found inside the sweltering truck.
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Play Ball! Quickly! Baseball Tries to Speed Game This Spring
With large, glowing red numbers, the timer on the center-field wall at Goodyear Ballpark ticked down Tuesday, counting off seconds and ushering in change.
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Missing Cruise Ship Worker's Body Found on Beach
Authorities say the body of a missing cruise ship worker has washed up on Clearwater Beach.
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Motorcyclist's Death-Defying Stunt Saves Him in Car Crash
A motorcyclist walked away from an accident relatively unscathed after a near-death car accident sent him cartwheeling over a vehicle in the middle of a busy intersection.