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Fireworks Follies, Giant Snail Tale, Big Trouble For Big Olaf: FL News
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FLORIDA — Despite public service announcements, fireworks safety warnings, a massive law enforcement presence on roads and waterways and even a demonstration on proper grilling techniques by one Florida county, first responders were inundated on the Fourth of July with fireworks injuries, home fires, drinking and driving, and boating under the influence arrests.
Read these stories and more on Florida Patch sites this week.
- Family Of Tampa Police Officer Warren Krikava Receives Personal Effects Held For 57 Years
- Arrest Made In Death Of 14-Year-Old Temple Terrace Girl
- FL’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Reinstated After State Appeals Ruling
- Activist Asks To Lead Satanic Prayer At FL High School Football Game
- Trump Leaves Social Media Company Board Ahead Of Federal Subpoenas
- Tampa Celebrates 135th Anniversary During Archives Awareness Week
- Excavation Of Largo Property To Find Missing Woman Yields No Results
- Kitten Survives Trip From Ruskin To Tampa Riding Under County Vehicle
- Rehabilitated Manatee Paprika Sighted Near Winter Haven With Calf
- Daily Harvest Sued After Illness Reported In FL, 25 Other States
- 2 Probable Monkeypox Cases Reported In Polk County, 1 More In Pinellas
- Fireworks Believed To Be Cause Of Fire That Destroyed FishHawk Home
- July 4 House Fire In Sarasota Likely Caused By Fireworks, Sheriff Says
- Hot Barbecue Coals Believed To Have Destroyed Northdale Home
- Adult, Child Die In Overnight Fire In New Port Richey
- South FL Man Blows Hand Off In Fireworks Accident
- Body Found Off Pinellas Trail Appears To Have Died Of Overdose
- Listeria Outbreak Linked To Sarasota Ice Cream Brand: CDC
- Giant African Land Snail Sighting Causes Quarantine In New Port Richey
- Fireworks Mistaken For Gunfire At Orlando July 4 Event; 12 Injured
- Shooter Calls 911 To Report Killing Man In Valrico
- From Cuban Refugee To Uber Driver To Sheriff's Deputy: Emigrant's Tale
- Vendor Throws Hot Dog At Officer, Faces Charges: St. Pete Police
- Pasco Town Center To Have 'Profound' Impact On County's Future
- Car Surrounded By Flies Alert Tampa Police To Presence Of Dead Body
- Man Run Over, Killed While Lying In Road July 4
- USF Students Help Refugee Women Prepare For Hurricane Season
- FL Preschool Teacher Indicted On Child Pornography Charges
- Trash-Eating Robot To Tour Pinellas Beaches This Month
- Man Driving Maserati Waves Gun At Another Driver On I-75: FHP
- Rescue Dog Donates Blood Serum For Stray Kitten’s Cornea Treatment
- Clearwater Fireworks Spectators Say Man Drove Directly Toward Them
- Trooper Clocks Car At 106 mph In Pinellas; Charges Driver With DUI
- 217-Pound Sea Turtle Rescued Near Florida Pier
- Waste Pro Employee Dies While Working On Garbage Truck: Sheriff
- FL Officer Arrested For DUI While In Marked Patrol Car: Police
- FL Teen Recovering From Leg Amputation Surgery Following Shark Attack
- FL Man Accused Of Molesting Child, Attacking Deputy: Sheriff
- 2 Killed After Tesla Slams Into Back Of Parked Walmart Semi, FHP Says
- FL Among Top 10 In U.S. For Largest Weekly Drop In Gas Prices: AAA
- Big Olaf Creamery Sued Over Listeria Outbreak That Killed 1: Court
- Student's Homicide Prompts Signing Of Renter Safety Bill By DeSantis
- 1st Oral COVID-19 Pill Can Now Be Prescribed By Florida Pharmacies
- FL Deputy Rescues Missing 81-Year-Old Man Found Alive In Pond: VIDEO
- FL Man Loses Several Fingers After Firework Explodes In Hands: Report
- ‘Rhonda Santis’ Drag Stickers By St. Pete Artist Benefit Equality FL
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