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Teacher Guilty Of Buying Guns In FL For Overseas Crime Group
A Hillsborough County high school teacher pleaded guilty to a charge related to sending guns to a criminal organization in Trinidad: US DOJ

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A Hillsborough County high school teacher pleaded guilty to a charge related to sending guns to a criminal organization in Trinidad: US DOJ

A St. Pete man who stole a rental car from Tampa International Airport was arrested in the FL Panhandle, the Walton County sheriff said.
An initiative led by the U.S. Marshals Services rescued 60 missing children across Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties.
A Colorado man died after being struck by lightning while honeymooning in FL. Others were also struck by lightning in the state recently.
A New Port Richey man died after losing control of his motorcycle and hitting a guardrail early Sunday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Whataburger continues its Florida expansion with its first Tampa Bay-area location in decades, reports said.
U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa played oversaw the weekend attacks on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, reports said.
A Grand Central District restaurant will close its doors this summer after the landlord decided not to renew its lease.
With 2 large gators nearby, rescue swimmers were unable to reach a man trapped in truck after it plunged into a Venice canal, police said.
A Pinellas Park man in a wheelchair was hit and killed by a truck while crossing the street in Manatee County, FL Highway Patrol said.
FL woman stole nearly $2 million in unemployment insurance benefits issued by state of NV during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. DOJ said.
Temperatures hit as high as 111 degrees when an 18-month-old boy was left in a car in FL while his dad drank nearby, sheriff said.
The suspect in a fatal shooting that happened Thursday night in New Port Richey is in custody, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office said.
A 200-foot party boat with 400 people on board crashed into a pylon while trying to dock near Riverside Park, U.S. Coast Guard said.
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Investigators are looking for a man who targeted a USF Credit Union in Sarasota on Friday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said.
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