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Drag Showdown, Hot Tub Hot Water, See SPOT Save Lives: FL Top News
In top FL news this week, health department whistle-blower Rebekah Jones speaks out as travelers battled Southwest flight cancellations.

FLORIDA — The season of joy ushered in tragedy for some Florida families. On Christmas Day, the mother of four young children was found dead on the shoulder of Interstate 275 in Tampa, a Plant City man died after being stabbed and a Lake Wales man was found dead on the side of a Polk County Road.
See these stories and more on this week's Florida Patch sites.
- COVID Whistleblower Reaches Agreement On FL Felony Charge, Eyes Future
- More than 460 Grams Of Fentanyl, Meth Found In Winter Haven Drug Bust
- Christmas Drag Show Touring FL Investigated By State: Official
- FL Shelter Dogs Pick Out New Toys In Adorable Holiday Video; Watch
- Clearwater Hot Tub Company Facing Legal Action Over Broken Promises
- 2 FL Lottery Winners Claim Big Prizes In Manatee County
- FL Political Activist Targets ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Author Joe Harding
- Florida Earns Kudos For Giving Parents Bigger Voice In School Policies
- FL Man Says ‘Voodoo’ Made Him Impregnate 13-Year-Old Girl: Report
- See SPOT Run And Save Lives; Robotic Dog Joins Hillsborough Sheriff
- Red Tide Detected At Sarasota-Area Beaches: FL Department Of Health
- Strep A Linked To 2 U.S. Pediatric Deaths: What FL Parents Should Know
- Polk County Inmate Dies After Hitting, Kicking, Biting Jail Staff
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