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Radar Finds 145 Graves Buried Beneath Tampa Area High School
The Tampa Bay Times reports school district officials learned in October that the mid-20th century Ridgewood Cemetery for the indigent and unknown was located on property later used to build the school.
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Citrus County Lawmakers Refuse to Allow Library to Subscribe to New York Times
Florida lawmakers refused to vote on a request from their county’s library to pay for a subscription to The New York Times, siding with President Trump’s position on the paper and citing concerns over “fake news,” NBC News reported.
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Man Accused of Fatally Injuring Busch Gardens Flamingo Hit, Killed by Truck
A man accused of causing the death of Pinky, a beloved flamingo at Busch Gardens, was hit by a truck and died, two months before he was to go on trial. The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that The Florida Highway Patrol says 48-year-old Joseph Corrao was killed June 5 as he crossed a busy road in Orlando.
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Florida Official Resigns After Being Fined for Face Licking
A city commissioner in Florida has resigned after the state ethics commission fined her over accusations she sexually harassed a former city official by licking his face and groping him.
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Florida Mother Met Teen Charged in Son's Killing
Standing at the meat market counter, Tara Jones noticed the clerk eyeing the photos of her son that dangle from her neck. Jones has worn two laminated images of TeSean Blue since September, when he was gunned down while riding his bicycle in north Tampa. Superimposed over the photos are the words “Gone Too Soon,” and his nickname, “Bama.” He...
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Family of Florida Woman Slain in Costa Rica Sues Airbnb, Resort Owners
Relatives of a Florida woman slain in Costa Rica are suing Airbnb and the resort where she was vacationing when she died.
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Family Identifies Body Found in Costa Rica as Missing South Florida Woman
A body found partially buried in Costa Rica is a South Florida woman who went missing while on a vacation, according to her family, as authorities announced an arrest has been made in the case.
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New York Dog Found in Florida 18 Months After Disappearing
Eighteen months after Sinatra the brown and white Husky disappeared from his home in New York, he ended up wandering in a Florida neighborhood where 13-year-old Rose Verrill took him in.
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New York Dog Found in Florida 18 Months After Disappearing
Eighteen months after Sinatra the brown and white Husky disappeared from his home in New York, he ended up wandering in a Florida neighborhood where 13-year-old Rose Verrill took him in.
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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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17 Tons of Dead Fish Cleared From Beaches Due to Red Tide
One Florida county has dumped more than 17 tons of dead fish collected since red tide algae crept up from South Florida into Tampa Bay.
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Florida Stopped Doing Gun Permit Checks for More Than a Year
For more than a year, Florida failed to do national background checks on people applying for concealed weapons permits, according to a report.
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Service Dog Gives Birth to 8 Puppies at Tampa Airport Gate
A service dog waiting with her owner to board a Philadelphia-bound flight at Tampa International Airport went into labor at the gate as travelers gathered around and watched.
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Exploding Vape Pen Suspected in Florida Man's Death
An exploding vape pen is suspected of killing a man in St. Petersburg.
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Police Try to Unlock Phone With Dead Man's Finger in Florida
Florida authorities went to a funeral home and used a dead man’s finger to try to unlock his cellphone as part of their investigation.
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One Person Dead After Fire on Casino Shuttle Boat Near Tampa
A female passenger died hours after a casino boat caught fire off Florida’s Gulf Coast, forcing her and about 50 other passengers and crew to jump into the chilly waters to escape.
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Another Body Found in Tampa Neighborhood Where 3 Were Killed
Police and federal agents with rifles checked car trunks, banged on doors and gathered forensic evidence in a Tampa neighborhood Tuesday as they hunted for the killer believed responsible for gunning down four people for no apparent reason in just over a month.
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Residents Find Alligator in Backyard Pool Near Tampa
Some Florida residents woke up to an uninvited, scaly guest in their backyard swimming pool: a 7- to 8-foot-long alligator.
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University Fires Professor Who Blamed Harvey on GOP Vote
The University of Tampa has fired a visiting assistant professor who suggested in a tweet that Hurricane Harvey’s destruction is “instant karma” for Texas because it voted Republican.
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Instagram Model Arrested For Assaulting Officers While Naked in Florida Hotel
Brissa Dominguez-Garcia was arrested last Wednesday after police were called to the Edge Hotel in Clearwater after 4 a.m.