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Frozen Iguanas, Brady In Or Out, Greyhound On The Go: FL News

As an arctic cold front moved into Florida, counties scurried to open cold-weather shelters and residents rushed to cover sensitive plants.

Rescue greyhound Playa escaped her foster home to visit at least four cities, crash a Christmas parade and spend some time on the beach before she was recovered.
Rescue greyhound Playa escaped her foster home to visit at least four cities, crash a Christmas parade and spend some time on the beach before she was recovered. (Courtesy Alastair Calderwood)

FLORIDA — Choppy waters kept many small boaters from participating in the traditional Gasparilla Pirate Invasion, but the frigid temperatures didn't prevent thousands of people from enjoying the third-largest parade in the nation.

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