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Romantic Cyclist Stabbed on Way to Proposal, Red Tide and No Smoking
Scott leads Crist in the polls, Bay Area schools make the grade and other stories from Florida Patch.

Patch operates 23 sites in the state of Florida. Here is a roundup of the top headlines from all over the state Sept. 3:
- Burglar Offers to Mow Armed Homeowner’s Lawn
- Tobacco Out at Local CVS Stores
- Red Tide Making its Way Toward Pinellas
- Stabbing Victim was Biking from Maryland to Florida to Propose
- Signs Target Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Domestic Violence
- Man Running from Cops Stops to Pet Cats, Goes to Jail
- UCF Remembers Slain Journalist Steven Sotloff
- 1 Bay Area School Named Among the Country’s Best
- Man Drowns Trying to Get a Child’s Toy Boat
- New Poll Gives Scott the Lead Over Crist
Photo Credit: A looming red tide bloom has Pinellas County on alert. Photo via Shutterstock.
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