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Public Transit Workers Attacked | NICU Halloween Costumes | Lynyrd Skynyrd Hurricane Concert | Gun Smuggler In Prison | ‘Weird In St. Pete'

Faith in Florida will host “Party to the Polls” on Saturday afternoon to engage St. Pete voters and bring them to vote on a party bus.
Looking for something to do? “Weird in St. Pete,” Halloween block party, Tampa Nerd Con, CASA fundraiser, Bay Fest, Tampa Urban Music Fest.
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after a Friday afternoon shooting in west St. Petersburg, police said.
After being hit by a vehicle that left the scene, a pedestrian was run over by an SUV and motorcycle, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Troopers are looking for the driver in Nokomis hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a man crossing the street, FL Highway Patrol said.
A 20-year-old man was critically injured in a Wednesday night shooting, St. Petersburg police said.
A woman was arrested after hitting, spitting on two Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority employees, the sheriff’s office said.
An area in the Caribbean is likely to develop into a tropical system — one of three weather systems that have storm potential, the NHC said.
A Tampa man was arrested for hiding two explosive devices in two bathrooms at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in September, FDLE said.
A Bradenton man faces charges after being found with hundreds of files containing child sexual abuse material, the FDLE said.
Several animals at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa were given their own pumpkins as a Halloween treat.
A mother in Manatee County collects and distributes Halloween costumes to NICU patients in celebration of her daughter, Everly.
Anna Maria Elementary School is reopening to students and staff weeks after Hurricane Helene hit Florida, Manatee County Schools said.
An area of low pressure in the Caribbean Sea could strengthen into a tropical depression or storm by early next week, FL forecasters said.
Funds raised at a concert headlined by Lynyrd Skynyrd in the Bradenton area will benefit hospitality workers displaced by hurricanes.
American Stage presents “Weird in St. Pete,” showcasing the city’s legends and lore, at FloridaRAMA Thursday through Sunday.
An 18-year-old was arrested after waving a machete at Harris supporters at an early voting site in the Jacksonville area, officials said.
States will be allowed to apply for a waiver to accept digital identification cards — as long as they comply with REAL ID protocols.
Two 14-year-olds were arrested Sunday night in a stolen car on the Howard Frankland Bridge, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.