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A lonely black bear's statewide journey in search of a mate leads to the preservation of 36,445 acres in Florida's wildlife corridor.

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Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park protects one of Florida's last remaining tracts of wet prairie including the largest community of carnivorous pitcher plants in the state.
Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park protects one of Florida's last remaining tracts of wet prairie including the largest community of carnivorous pitcher plants in the state. (Photo courtesy of Adam Bass, Conservation Florida)

TAMPA, FL — Local and federal authorities are cracking down on doctors who write unnecessary prescriptions of narcotics. A Port Richey doctor has been ordered to pay $500,000 in civil penalties while a Clearwater doctor is behind bars after being accused of selling hundreds of prescriptions for opioids.

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