Snake Smugglers, Cat Cruelty, Top Hospitals, WWII Shell: FL Top News

FLORIDA — Topping the news in Florida this week, a shooting at a car show on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day left 12 people injured, a rowdy house party ends in tragedy and Clearwater officials apologized to residents after learning that household recyclables weren't actually being recycled.

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

• 19 Cats, Kittens Found Abandoned On Florida's Interstate 75
• 19 FL Hospitals Among 250 Best In America: Healthgrades
• Operation Viper Leads To Arrest Of 8 FL Venomous Snake Traffickers
• Man Tries To Sell WWI Anti-Ship Round, Shuts Down U.S. 41: Police
• Virtual Reality Film Allows Visitors To Swim With Winter The Dolphin
• Super Bowl Legend Dexter Jackson To Lead Gasparilla Children's Parade
• Florida Woman Rescued From 3rd Storm Drain In 2 Years: Report
• DeSantis Pushes For Permanent Ban Of COVID-19 Mandates In FL
• Woman Set Fire To Home With 5 People Inside: Sarasota Police

• MLK Day Mass Shooting: 12 People Injured At FL Car Show, Sheriff Says
• Police Clear Person Of Interest In FL MLK Day Mass Shooting
• Spring Hill Doctor Accused Of Exposing Self On USF Campus: Sheriff
• $148.6M Bed Tower To Be Unveiled At Haley Veterans Hospital In Tampa
• Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On U.S. 27 In South FL: FHP
• Madonna Celebration Tour Tickets Go On Sale Friday
• Fire Destroys Lithia Warehouse After Metal Roof Strikes Power Lines
• Rep. Steube In ICU After Falling 25 Feet From Ladder At Sarasota Home
• St. Pete Man With Body In Car Leads KY Police On Car Chase: Report

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