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Deputy searching truck finds dead gator in tool box
FloriDUHA deputy searching a truck in Wahneta found a cigar wrapper stuffed with pot on the console and a 4-foot dead gator stashed in a tool box, according to an arrest affidavit, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. One of the two Winter Haven men, Jessie Stoner,... -
Siplin-Thompson race not the only Senate race to attract ECO spending
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelA handful of ECOs — short for “Electioneering Communication Organizations,” shadowy entities that often disguise huge special-interest contributions under an otherwise-benign name — are beginning to show up on the airwaves in... -
Duo accused of swiping 174 batteries worth $28,000
FloriDUHHold on to your hat because they'll steal anything. You have to be missing a few brain cells if you think you can pilfer 174 industrial-sized batteries and not get caught. Lakeland cops arrested Jared Edward Pauley, 42, and Luis Daniel Bosque-Pabon,...Tags: Verizon Wireless, Theft, Traffic
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Deputies: Depressed, stressed-out man posted bomb threat on Facebook
FloriDUHAnother Facebook fool. Are you depressed, stressed out, and unable to find work? Here's one man's method of coping. Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives arrested Vincent Lorenzo Barney after they said he sent a Facebook comment to his “...Tags: Explosions, Juvenile Delinquency, Theft, Depression, Emergency Incidents
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4 Dead, 1 Missing as Debby Moves Out of Florida
CNNPost-Tropical Cyclone Debby headed into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday after leaving four people dead and one missing, and deluging Florida with buckets of rain that triggered flooding statewide. The storm lost its tropical characteristics late...Tags: Environmental Issues, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, White House, Weather Watches
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Women attacked by man with sword, sandwich, deputies say
FloriDUHMark Christopher Miller threatened two women with a 4-foot sword, one of them pregnant, before smearing another woman with a peanut-butter sandwich, according to his arrest report, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. As the deputies drove the 6-foot 3-...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Sandwiches
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Teacher's Facebook 'orangutan' comment about student sparks outcry
FloriDUHAnother Facebook fool. This time the fool is a teacher in Bradenton that posted this on Facebook, "I'm fairly convinced that one of my students may be the evolutionary link between orangutans and humans," reports the Bradenton Herald. Seven people...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Theft, Social Media
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Deputies: Violent felon beat tot with hanger for mispronouncing sister's name
FloriDUHDavid "Bread" Lee Sinnett, a felon with 15 years of convictions, is accused of using a hanger to severely beat a 2-year-old boy with a speech impediment on his bare buttocks and back. Sinnett is also accused of fracturing the boy's orbital bone between...Tags: Prisons, Trials
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Man busted after drinking beer, toting pistol into Walmart to buy ammo
FloriDUH tip: This combo is bound to you into trouble — beer, a gun and Walmart. Rodney Gene Lewis allegedly drank a beer outside of a Winter Haven Walmart before going inside the store, placing his pistol on the counter and telling the clerk he...Tags: News Media, Walmart, Radio, Entertainment
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GOP Congressional District 9: Quinones gets McCollum endorsement; Melendez gets two nods
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFormer Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has endorsed Osceola County Commissioner and former State Rep. John Quinones in the multi-person race for the Republican nomination to run for Congress in the new District 9. Meanwhile, one of Quinones'... -
College Station mayor has some fun at Will Muschamp’s expense
Swamp Things - Gators Blog - Orlando SentinelDESTIN – As feuds go, this one was pretty tame. It barely deserves to be called that, even. But Will Muschamp's comments about College Station, Texas, have prompted a response from the mayor. Speaking to the Polk County Gator Club on May 15, the... -
Alan Grayson gets AFL-CIO endorsement
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFormer congressman and current Demcratic candidate Alan Grayson has received the endorsement of the Florida AFL-CIO for his candidacy in Florida’s 9th Congressional District race. The AFL-CIO has more than 500,000 members across the state of...
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