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Diesel Fuel Spill Shut Down Part Of U.S. 41 In Manatee County: FHP
A driver involved in the Monday night crash ran from the scene and hasn't been found yet, Florida Highway Patrol said.

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A driver involved in the Monday night crash ran from the scene and hasn't been found yet, Florida Highway Patrol said.

Two people in Plant City were arrested for illegally harvesting 801 pounds of saw palmetto berries, the Hillsborough County sheriff said.
A 16-year-old motorcyclist crashed into a Pasco County school bus carrying 42 middle school students Monday, FL Highway Patrol said.
A St. Pete man claimed a $1 million top prize playing the $5 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER scratch-off game, Florida Lottery said.
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A plane veered off the runway at Clearwater Airpark Monday morning, police said.
A 50-foot yacht burned in Clearwater Harbor Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
An attempted dog adoption escalated in Tampa Saturday afternoon when one woman pulled a gun on another, police said.
One was arrested in connection with the man’s shooting death and another suspect is sought in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office said.
The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg hosts its monthly poetry open mic Sunday afternoon.
The Warhol-inspired art show, rescheduled because of Hurricane Debby, takes place Sunday at The Floridian in St. Petersburg.
Two teenage boys were charged with making written threats to kill or conduct a mass shooting, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said.
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The driver crashed into 2 unoccupied vehicles in the parking lot of a Sarasota County Publix after a medical event, FL Highway Patrol said.
A two-week sales tax holiday for hurricane and disaster supplies, including generators, kicks off Saturday in Florida.
With heavy rains and flooding forecast in Sarasota County, sandbags are being made available to residents, officials said.
A submerged vehicle was pulled from Maggiore Pond, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said.
Boland, Harting, Newtown, Givens move forward after the St. Petersburg City Council primary election, according to unofficial results.
An area in downtown Sarasota was shut down Wednesday afternoon because of a gas leak, police said.