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Baby Can't Wait, Sea Turtle Saviors, Batty About Bats: FL Good News

On a positive note, Floridians came together to aid hurricane victims and several affordable housing projects are in the works.

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Despite their association with Halloween, there's nothing scary about bats. In fact, they serve a critical role in Florida's environment.
Despite their association with Halloween, there's nothing scary about bats. In fact, they serve a critical role in Florida's environment. (Owl's Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife)

FLORIDA — Some local heroes were honored this week including a firefighter who rescued a neighbor after her car slipped off a boat ramp and became submerged, an 11-year-old girl who is determined to stop bullying in her school and members of a sheriff's team who spotted a sea turtle trapped beneath the foundation of a home following Hurricane Ian and were able to set it free.

See these stories and more on Florida Patch sites this week.

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