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Florida Python Challenge runner-up gets closer to goal of removing 1,000 snakes
The winner of the Florida Python Challenge removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Ronald Kiger was announced as the winner on Tuesday and will take home the $10,000 grand prize. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission awards about $25,000 in prizes for hunters who humanely kill and remove the invasive snakes from the designated competition areas during a...
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Scorpion roller coaster to close at Busch Gardens. Here's the last day to ride
It’s time to say goodbye to Scorpion, a legendary fixture of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, but not before a few last rides on the track.
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‘Crack' bear bill: Florida makes it legal to kill black bears under certain circumstances
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a controversial measure that will bolster self-defense arguments for people who kill bears on their property.
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Videos shows man brutally attacking elderly tram operator in Florida
Police are searching for the man who attacked a 70-year-old tram operator in an assault caught on video in St. Petersburg.
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4 charged in ‘sophisticated' drug ring after USF student dies of fentanyl overdose
Four men are facing federal charges after a University of South Florida student was found dead in his dorm room from an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to authorities.
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3 drown after friends try to save teen struggling in Florida river: Deputies
Three people drowned in a Lee County river over the weekend, after two friends reportedly tried to help a teen who had been struggling in the water.
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Florida to launch pregnancy and parenting resource website
Florida families are set to have more resources when it comes to pregnancy and parenting, thanks to a new website that will launch by 2025.
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Man was ‘high and drunk' when he stole school bus near Tampa and drove it to Miami: FHP
A man was arrested after he allegedly stole a school bus from the Hillsborough County School District and then drove it to Miami.
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Taylor Swift shouts out “Florida!!!” in new double album
Taylor Swift has fans in Florida going wild over two new songs on TTPD that give a nod to the Sunshine State.
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1 dead, 1 injured after small plane crashes and lands on its roof in Fort Pierce
According to WFLA, St. Lucie Fire Department responded to the airport to find the plane flipped over with two people trapped inside.
