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‘Balloon Boy’ and family land — in Florida

Remember Falon Heene aka “Balloon Boy” and all the frenzy created when his father, Richard Heene, claimed he floated away in a giant homemade UFO-shaped helium balloon in Fort Collins, Colorado last October? It was a big hoax. Hours later, authorities learned Falcon had been hiding in Read More

Caught! Woman puts fishing reel, flashlight down pants

The Panhandle again! A 39-year-old woman was charged with retail theft after she was seen putting Walmart merchandise down her pants, rpeorts the Northwest Florida Daily News in Fort Walton Beach. About 3 p.m. Aug. 20, a Fort Walton Beach Walmart employee saw the woman conceal a fishing reel in Read More

Suspected store robber arrested

Officers have arrested a man for robbing a convenience store early Friday and investigators think he may have been involved in at least 10 other similar robberies throughout Tampa Bay.

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Trash truck mishap kills worker

Police say a fatal accident at a trash hauling business has claimed the life of one of its owners.

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ALDI hiring for Pinellas Park stores

Discount grocery chain ALDI is hosting more hiring events this Labor Day weekend. The company is hiring cashiers for two of its stores in Pinellas Park.

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New sign hitting town asks: Still a virgin?

Omigod! The signs are all over town. Does the sign make you blush? Bus stop advertisements featuring a 1-800 number offering help for, Virgins? The ad is confusing drivers across South Florida, reports CBS-4 News in Miami. When CBS-4 News dialed the number, the hotline lead them through a series Read More

Man convicted in 1996 DUI manslaughter case nabbed again for DUI

Richard William Mitchell, 35, of Golden Gates, released from prison in 2004 after an eight-year DUI manslaughter sentence. The then-21-year-old was drunk and driving fast when he lost control around a curve, careened off the road, hit several trees and then overturned. The crash caused the death Read More

Woman who lived with dead mom for 14 months trying to save home

Gail Andrews admits she lived with her dead mother’s skeleton for 14 months in a run-down home, but contends that’s no reason for Lee County Code Enforcement officials to raze her Fort Myers home and leave her homeless, reports the Naples Daily News . She left her mother in her home Read More