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Grandma

Clearwater - When a manager at a Clearwater storage business told a family they were going to have to auction off the contents of a rented unit for back rent, the family said there would be just one problem: a relative’s body was in storage there. The woman’s body had been stored there since 1995, the family said. The strange announcement brought (more…)

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Gun-toting woman stops carjacking suspect in front yard: MyFoxORLANDO.com


Volusia County – A 64-year-old Daytona woman didn’t hesitate to pull a gun on a suspected car thief whom she caught running from deputies, WFTV learned on Wednesday. Investigators said Roderick Willis was a wanted fugitive and was being tracked by a sheriff’s helicopter. The helicopter had a spotlight on him as he ran along the side of Karen Granville’s home and into her backyard. However, before he could climb the fence, Willis came (more…)

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Carissa Rangel

Carissa Rangel

Pembroke Pines - A 23-year-old Port St. Lucie woman was arrested Monday after allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old in the bedroom of his Pembroke Pines apartment. The teen’s mother called police early Monday after she found Carissa Rangel having sex with her son, according to a Pembroke Pines police arrest report. The teen and the mother were not identified. Police did not release the (more…)

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Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Tampa – The Republican debate was more like a demolition derby, and left Florida voters wondering if the candidates understand what’s up here. If you watched the latest Republican debate Monday night, it’s understandable if you checked “none of the above” on your Florida primary ballot next week.

Mitt bashed Newt.

Newt bashed Mitt.

Rick Santorum tried to get noticed but probably behaved too decently for that. Ron Paul said the same stuff he always says about reducing government’s growth and influence, but that message hasn’t helped him break out of the pack. Link to article

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Miami 1908

Miami 1908

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Lori Szmuc

Lori Szmuc

Orlando - A woman accused of carrying on a sexual relationship with a teen boy was convicted this week on lewd battery and molestation charges and sentenced to prison, records show. Lori Szmuc, 44, was arrested in April after the 13-year-old boy told his mother that Szmuc had forced him to have sex with her, an arrest report states. The boy told officers he, Szmuc and other people played a (more…)

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