Vote for the Best Beach, Hero Dog Shot Twice, Doctor Performs Surgical 1st

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the top headlines from the past day:

• Wrong-Way Driver Approached Deputy Head-On Officials Say
• Cold Weather, Freeze Warnings Go Up in the Bay
• Bay Area Beaches Up for Florida’s Best Honors
• Deputies: Man Terrorized Brandon Mall Patrons, HARTline Bus Passengers
• World’s 1st Penis Reduction Surgery Performed in Florida
• Trucker Cited in Wreck that Closed U.S. 19
• 9 Hillsborough Libraries Extend Hours
• Dog Shot Twice While Trying to Stop Home Invasion
• ‘God Bless America’ OK to Say, Florida School Board Decides
• State Needs to ‘Step Back’ on New Assessments, Pasco Superintendent Says
• Rapper Vanilla Ice Charged in Florida Burglary

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