Boa Baggage, Migration Melee, Bed, Bath & Out Of Sight: FL Top News

FLORIDA — As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asks the 2023 Florida Legislature to look at passing a permitless gun carry law, residents in communities throughout the state are increasingly concerned about the proliferation of gun violence as evidenced by this week's stories of a 12-year-old killed in Tampa, a mother and 7-year-old daughter caught in crossfire in Clearwater and a man shot on the basketball courts at Fossil Park in St. Petersburg.

See these stories and more from the past week on Florida Patch sites:

• Temperatures Plunge In FL As System Brings Cold Weather To State
• Cold Spells Rupture Hundreds Of City Of Tampa Water Pipes
• Man Caught With Child Porn On FL Cruise Ship Sentenced To Prison
• 'Emotional Support' Boa Constrictor Found In Bag At Florida Airport
• 6 More FL Bed Bath & Beyond Stores To Close In Coming Months
• Small Plane Crashed Into Gulf 16 Seconds After Takeoff: NTSB Report
• DeSantis Appoints 6 Conservative Trustees To New College Of FL Board
• 2006 Cold Case Murder Solved: Manatee County Sheriff
• DeSantis Activates National Guard After Influx Of Migrants To FL Keys
• Pasco Man Sentenced To Prison For Coercing Child To Make Sex Videos
• Former Official Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds From Southeastern U
• $3.5B Allocated To Conservation, Restoring Waterways By Gov. DeSantis

• Manatee Rescinds Teitelbaum’s Job, Schools Place Him On Leave: Report
• Miami Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Flight Attendant While On Drugs
• Former Sarasota Police Chief Gordon Jolly Dies: SPD
• Producing Child Sex Abuse Materials Lands Pasco County Man In Prison
• Proud Boys Sedition Trial Begins 2 Years After Jan. 6 Attack
• $7.2M Covid Relief Fraud Earns FL Man 8 Years In Prison

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