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Latest Florida theme park opens this weekend for street racers. Here’s where
Read full article: Latest Florida theme park opens this weekend for street racers. Here’s whereCentral Florida has seen plenty of issues with street racing in recent years, but this "city of gearheads" is looking to bring more in.
1 killed, 3 seriously injured, including Orlando man, in nearly head-on Florida crash
Read full article: 1 killed, 3 seriously injured, including Orlando man, in nearly head-on Florida crashThree people, including an Orlando man, were injured and another was killed Tuesday in a nearly head-on crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
This Florida ‘city’ is trying to bring in street racers. Here’s what it looks like
Read full article: This Florida ‘city’ is trying to bring in street racers. Here’s what it looks likeCentral Florida has seen plenty of issues with street racing in recent years, but this "city of gearheads" is looking to bring more in.
Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s office joins Animal Cruelty Task Force
Read full article: Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s office joins Animal Cruelty Task ForceThe state attorney’s offices of Florida’s Ninth and Fifth judicial circuits will join forces in hopes to prevent and prosecute animal cruelty cases at a new level.
Former corrections officer, current Walt Disney World employee faces child porn charges
Read full article: Former corrections officer, current Walt Disney World employee faces child porn chargesA former corrections officer and current Walt Disney World mechanic is accused of possessing child pornography, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.
Florida man serving life terms charged in 1993 killing of 12-year-old girl
Read full article: Florida man serving life terms charged in 1993 killing of 12-year-old girlFor three decades, nobody knew for certain what happened to 12-year-old Jennifer Odom after she got off a school bus on a typical day in 1993.
Florida man serving life terms charged in 1993 killing of 12-year-old girl
Read full article: Florida man serving life terms charged in 1993 killing of 12-year-old girlFor three decades, nobody knew for certain what happened to 12-year-old Jennifer Odom after she got off a school bus on a typical day in 1993.
Man killed, trooper hurt in shooting after pursuit along I-75 ends in Pasco County, FHP says
Read full article: Man killed, trooper hurt in shooting after pursuit along I-75 ends in Pasco County, FHP saysA man is dead and a Florida Highway Patrol trooper is among two others hospitalized after a pursuit along Interstate 75 became a shooting early Saturday in Pasco County, according to FHP.
Florida woman shot dogs 173 times with BB gun when they tried digging out of yard, deputies say
Read full article: Florida woman shot dogs 173 times with BB gun when they tried digging out of yard, deputies sayA Florida woman shot her dogs 173 times with a BB gun over a two-month period when they attempted to dig under the fence of her home to get out of the yard, according to sheriff’s officials.
Florida man accused of stealing ambulance, getting it stuck in mud
Read full article: Florida man accused of stealing ambulance, getting it stuck in mudA Florida man stole an ambulance from a hospital while first responders were assisting a patient but got the vehicle stuck in sand and mud, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.
Lockdown lifted at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida
Read full article: Lockdown lifted at MacDill Air Force Base in FloridaTAMPA, Fla. – MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a report of an armed suspect outside the base. The base was put on lockdown after local authorities notified the base there was an armed suspect near one of the base’s gates, a news release said. Base officials were assisting local law enforcement in searching for the suspect, Lt. Brandon Hanner, a spokesman for MacDill said. Investigators notified base officials that they thought the man was on or near MacDill. During the lockdown, traffic was at a standstill on numerous roads around the base, which is near downtown Tampa, news outlets reported.
Florida sheriff fatally strikes pedestrian, deputies say
Read full article: Florida sheriff fatally strikes pedestrian, deputies sayCITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida sheriff fatally struck a pedestrian who was crossing a highway Wednesday night, according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast was driving from a board meeting around 9 p.m. when a pedestrian entered the outside traffic lane of U.S. Highway 19 in Hernando County in an attempt to cross. Prendergast is cooperating with the Florida Highway Patrol investigation and agreed to submit to a blood draw, although alcohol does not appear to have been a factor in the fatal crash. "We will continue to update the public on the details of the investigation once more information is available. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the pedestrian during this difficult time," deputies said in a news release.