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Mystery Monkey, Bucket List and Ticket Quotas
Saying 'no' to Common Core, shark attacks, Bubba booted and other stories from Florida Patch.
Patch operates 23 sites in the state of Florida. Here is a roundup of the top headlines for the week:
- Blind Man’s Bullet Stops Intruder
- Neighbor Sours on Boy’s ‘Illegal’ Lemonade Stand
- What’s on Your Tampa Bay Bucket List?
- Florida Logs its 1st American Crocodile Attack
- 89-Year-Old Florida War Vet Stands His Ground
- Tampa Area Drivers Ranked Among the Worst in the Nation
- Mystery Monkey’s New Home Damaged in Storm
- Dispatcher Hangs Up on Mom with Baby Trapped in Hot Car
- Mom’s Facebook Post Gets Florida Tot Booted from Preschool
- Florida Cops Cry Foul on Ticket Quota
- Duke Energy Says it Will Issue Credits
- Florida School District Goes Rogue on Common Core
- Rescuers Save Manatee Mom, Baby from Crab Trap
- Florida Shark Attack Prime Time is Now
- Bubba the Love Sponge Off the Air in Tampa Bay
- Manatee Protection Level: Should it be Lowered?
- Bad Driver Busted with 22 Pounds of Cocaine
Photo Credit: Cornelius, courtesy of Wild Things’ Facebook page
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