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Worst Stadium In US, Deadliest Road, No Gun Permit Passed: FL Top News

The lack of rain and humidity has ignited wildfires statewide; couple feeds a gator; "porn" statue; deadliest road in the U.S.: Top FL News.

Due to a lack of rain and low humidity, a wildfire spread quickly in Polk County, burning an estimated 1,000 acres.
Due to a lack of rain and low humidity, a wildfire spread quickly in Polk County, burning an estimated 1,000 acres. (Polk County Fire Rescue)

FLORIDA — In top news this week, Florida's two native nightmare beasts — the shark and the alligator — made headlines after a shark bit a kite surfer in the Keys, police wrangle a massive gator that showed up on the streets of downtown Tampa and a couple is filmed feeding sandwiches to a gator.

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