Slain Officer Honored, Veteran's Coffin Left for Coffee, Paul McCartney Sings with Local Band

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in Florida. The following are some of the top stories from the past day:

• Veteran’s Flag-Draped Coffin Left Unattended for Coffee Run
• Florida Man Punches Shark to Stop Attack
• Get Lightning Eastern Conference Final Tickets Thursday
• Sarasota Drowning Under Investigation
• Watch: Man Brings Child on Shoplifting Excursion
• Only 1 Tampa Bay High School Makes Florida’s Top 10 List
• Watch: Paul McCartney’s Jams With Local Band at Grad Party
• 2 Seriously Injured in Westlake Boulevard Crash
• Troopers Announce DUI Wolfpack
• Gandy Boulevard Detours Announced
• Slain Tarpon Springs Police Officer Remembered in Washington, D.C.

Photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office

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