Hunt For Bashed Boats, Kids In Peril, Truck Drags Dog: FL Top News

FLORIDA —A beloved dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium has died at the age of 51, and a Marco Rubio campaign volunteer is attacked because he was wearing a Gov. Ron DeSantis hat and a Rubio T-shirt. See these stories and more from the past week on Florida Patch sites.

• FL Man Dragged Dog Behind Truck By Her Leash, Collar: Police
• Rubio Volunteer In DeSantis Hat Attacked On Campaign Trail In South FL
• Oldest Dolphin, PJ, Dies At Clearwater Marine Aquarium
• FL Girl, 10, Escapes Would-Be Kidnapper Twice; Suspect Search Underway
• DeSantis Seeks To Avoid Giving Deposition In Andrew Warren Lawsuit
• 2,000 Boats Damaged By Hurricane Ian Assessed By Wildlife Officers
• Bicyclist Beaten To Death With Tire Iron In Clearwater; Arrest Made
• $80M Ponzi Scheme Lands Sarasota Man In Federal Prison: DOJ
• Defecting Cuban Pilot Lands Russian Plane At South Florida Airport
• Achievement Tests Show COVID Toll On FL Students, Especially In Math
• Safety Harbor Man Headed To Prison, Convicted Of SNAP Benefit Fraud
• Tampa Postal Worker Sentenced For Stealing $400,000 In Tax Refunds
• Child Rescued After 4-Hour Gandy Bridge Stand-Off: St. Pete Police
• Cuban Women Smuggled To Tampa Bay Forced To Work Off Debt With Sex
• NYC Social Media Influencer Sentenced In FL Bank Fraud Case: Brodsky
• Florida Man Attacks Pregnant Girlfriend In Publix Parking Lot: PCSO

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