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FLORIDA — On the weekend, we present a week in review of the top stories and headlines from all across Florida. Here's a roundup of some of the biggest and quirkiest stories across the state. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on those stories by clicking here.

Detectives Solve Murder Of Nurse 37 Years Later

For eight years, a photograph of Teresa Lee Scalf, wearing a circa 1980s nurse's uniform and cap, occupied a prominent place on the wall of Detective Matthew Newbold's office. He never met Scalf, but he inherited her murder case in 2015, nearly 30 years after her death. And Newbold kept his promise to her family, uncovering her killer.

277 FL Residents Airlifted Out Of Israel By Tampa Bay Vets, State

Nearly 300 Floridians are safe at home after the Tampa-based nonprofit veterans group, Project Dynamo, partnered with state officials to evacuate the group who had been stranded overseas in the midst of the Hamas attack against Israel and ongoing fighting.

• DeSantis Would Ban Gaza Refugees From U.S. Amid Israel-Hamas War
• 2 Cargo Planes With Donated Supplies Headed From Florida To Israel
• South FL Dentist Fired For Tearing Down Fliers Of Israeli Hostages

Couple Sexually Assaulted Woman They Met Downtown: Police

A couple faces charges after sexually assaulting a woman they met while out downtown, according to police. The suspects befriended a group of young women, invited them back to their apartment to swim in their pool and assaulted one woman.

Adult Diaper Is The ‘Bomb’ That Delayed International Flight To Tampa

An adult diaper delayed an international flight bound for Tampa for about 4 1/2 hours, and the mystery surrounding it prompted an emergency search of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft by an anti-explosives team.

Innocent Man Wrongfully Imprisoned In FL For 16 Years Killed By Deputy

A man who was exonerated after being wrongfully imprisoned in Florida for 16 years was shot and killed by a Georgia deputy Monday during a traffic stop, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

Kidnappers Abducted, Waterboarded Wrong Person

Three south Florida men kidnapped the wrong victim, holding him captive at an Airbnb rental in Plantation, according to prosecutors.

Longer Prison Sentences Sought For Proud Boys Convicted In Jan. 6 Attack

Federal officials intend to appeal the length of prison sentences for four Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Prosecutors are calling for stiffer penalties for the four men, including national leader Enrique Tarrio of Miami.

Cop Fired After Sexually Battering Tourist: Police

A police officer has been fired after being charged with felony counts of sexually battering and falsely imprisoning a tourist he stopped for jaywalking. Former Officer Nicolas Paloma, 29, was arrested after being accused of stopping a 32-year-old woman for jaywalking.

3-Year-Old Dies After Fall From 4th-Story Window

A 3-year-old girl who fell out of the bedroom window of a fourth-floor apartment in Tampa died from her injuries on Wednesday. Tampa police said the toddler fell from the open window, was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died.

More Top News:

• FL Man Sentenced In Racially-Motivated Attack Against 6 Black Men
• House Fire Leaves Family Homeless
• Shooter In Murder-Suicide At Vet Clinic Identified
• Body Found At Fire-Ravaged Home, Man Sought
• Street Racing Sting Leads To Multiple Arrests
• Man Dies After Hitting Porsche Nearly Head-On
• Human Case Of West Nile Virus Confirmed: Officials
• Barricaded 81-Year-Old Man Taken Into Custody
• Man Dies Of Multiple Gunshot Wounds
• Road Rage Leads To 1 Man Dead, Another Arrested
• Tornado Touched Down In Sarasota Last Week, NWS Confirms
• Pizza Delivery Drivers Being Targeted By Robbers
• 2 Women Dead In Murder-Suicide At Veterinary Hospital: Report
• $20M To Be Spent On Emergency Erosion Control

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