Brady Retires, Dog Glued To Ground, Pet Python Loses Head: FL Top News

FLORIDA — Topping the news this week, a newborn baby girl with the placenta still attached was found abandoned in Polk County. Meanwhile, police discovered a young mother dead from upper body trauma next to her SUV with her toddler sleeping in his car seat inside.

See these stories and more on this week's Florida Patch sites.

• Tampa Bay Rays, Hines Chosen To Redevelop Tropicana Field: Mayor Welch
• Gas Stoves Won't Be Banned In FL DeSantis Says As Health Risks Studied
• Tom Brady Will Retire — This Time 'For Good'
• Baby Jesus Stolen From Church Nativity In Florida Keys: Sheriff
• Dog Glued To Ground Recovering At Boca Raton Animal Rescue
• Beloved Toucan Maggie Stolen From Tampa Animal Sanctuary
• 12 FL Bed Bath & Beyond Stores Targeted To Close
• Tampa Move Still On Table For Rays After St. Pete Redevelopment Bid
• Man Bit Head Off Pet Python During South FL Domestic Dispute: Report
• Resident Returns Home To Find City Chopped Down All Her Trees
• 1987 Cold Case Murder In St. Pete Solved Through DNA Testing: PCSO
• Newborn Baby Girl Found Abandoned Near Mobile Home Park In Mulberry
• Baugh To Pay $8K Fine, Admit Guilt In FL Ethics Case Settlement
• More Victims Of Tampa Serial Kidnapper, Rapist Urged To Come Forward
• Tampa Man Accused of Fatally Shooting Man For Driving Too Slow
• Dog Pulled From River, Iguana Found In Ceiling: Cape Coral Officials
• Former Bucs Player Rob Gronkowski Teases Another Possible NFL Return: Report
• Police Seek Tips On Homicide Of Young Mother Found Next To SUV With Toddler Inside
• Teen Human Trafficking Victim Spent 2 Weeks 'In Hell:' Pasco Sheriff
• Drug-Resistant Bacteria Outbreak In FL Linked To Eye Drops: CDC
• New College Of FL President Fired By Newly Conservative Board

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