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Your Florida Daily: Suitcases found with body parts inside, marijuana washes up on Florida beach

Plus: How Kennedy Space Center coexists with nature

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Police in South Florida say three suitcases recovered from the Intracoastal Waterway contained the body of a woman.

Delray Beach police said someone reported the strange object in the Intracoastal to 911 on Friday.

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Officers discovered human remains inside one suitcase and a short time later two other suitcases containing the woman’s remains were found.

Investigators said the woman is white or Hispanic, middle-aged with brown hair.

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Delray Beach police are asking anyone with information to call them immediately at 561-243-7874.

Parents take advantage of the back-to-school sales tax holiday at an Orlando-area Wal Mart store. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved)

The first day of school is less than three weeks away and parents looking to save some money are in luck.

Today marks the start of Florida’s Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday.

Items that are tax-free include clothing, shoes and certain accessories with a sales price at or under $100, select school supplies valued at $50 or less and personal computers at or under $1,500.

The sales tax holiday runs through Sunday, Aug. 6.

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Marijuana washes ashore on Neptune Beach (WJXT)

A bizarre discovery along a north Florida beach: part of the shoreline littered with loose, unpackaged marijuana.

The drugs were discovered Sunday along Neptune Beach just east of Jacksonville in Duval County.

At first glance, it looked like seaweed, but one beach walker took a closer look and could tell right away it was something much different.

“I did pick it up and smell it to see what it smelled like, and it was weed so I was like okay it’s kind of crazy.”

Neptune Beach Police believe the marijuana may have been packaged but broke up and separated before washing ashore.

Officers say the shoreline has since been cleaned up and they are continuing to investigate how it got there.

Random Florida Fact

The largest spaceport in the nation, Kenndy Space Center, is in the middle of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

It hosts a wide variety of endangered animals and over 300 species of birds.

Before rocket launches crews make sure launch pads are clear of any wildlife like tortoises and alligators.