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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.

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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- Largo Teen Accused Of Putting Marijuana Cigarette In Baby's Mouth
- U.S. 19, 'Deadliest Road In America,' Claims 3 More Lives
- 50 Years Later, Dunedin Gives Vietnam Vets Long-Overdue 'Welcome Home'
- Film Chronicles Struggles Of 26-Year-Old Fentanyl-Addicted Tampa Woman
- FL School’s Response To ‘Pornographic’ David Butt Of Jokes, Criticism
- 2 Cuban Migrants Land Motorized Hang Glider In FL Keys: Sheriff
- FL Lawmakers Threaten To Defund St. Pete Over $50K Abortion Grant
- Couple Hand Feeds Sandwiches To Gators In FL Waters
- Walmart Cuts 400 Jobs At Florida Distribution Facility
- 'This Book Is Gay' Removed From Middle School By School Board
- 56 Florida Hospitals Recognized For Safety, Experience In New Report
- Doctor Charged In Largo Lawyer's Death Recently Visited South FL: MDPD
- Tropicana Field Ranked Worst MLB Stadium: Sports Illustrated
- FL Principal Who Sent $100K To Elon Musk Scammer Resigns: Report
- Ruskin Ice Cream Truck Driver Found Guilty Of Gunning Down 6 Men
- 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast: What It Means In Florida
- Winter Haven Pregnancy Center Harassment Leads To 2 More Indictments
- Video: Giant, Growling Gator In Downtown Tampa Leaves Drivers Gaping
- Armed Man Shot By Police During St. Pete Standoff: Officials
- Kite Surfer, 67, Bit By Shark In FL Keys: Report
- Manatee County Becomes FL’s Newest ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’
- Massive Polk County Brush Wildfire Now Contained, Says Forest Service
- Mother’s Body Found, Missing Toddler May Be In Danger: St. Pete Police
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