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Florida teen becomes internet sensation by hitching ride on 30ft shark
A teenager from Florida has become the hot topic on the internet after he hitched a ride on the back of a 30ft shark. Chris Kreis, aged 19, grabbed the fin of a whale shark and was pulled through the water for 20 seconds before he let it go, The Mirror reported. Kreis was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico when the whale shark swam up alongside his boat. He then dived in and held on to the beast as ...
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More AP classes could cost districts millions
TAMPA, Fla. -- County school superintendents told the state Board of Education on Tuesday that a recent legislative bill allowing high school students to take as many advanced placement courses as they can handle will cost districts millions of dollars that their budgets can't support.Pinellas School superintendent Michael Grego said the bill will cost districts between $40 million and $60 ...
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County moves to its third choice Randy Oliver
Charles "Randy" Oliver stands before the Alachua County Commission during his interview process for the job of county manager in the commission room of the County Administration ...
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Brevard schools teachers at impasse over pay raises
TITUSVILLE -- The battle lines over teacher pay raises have been drawn -- in a school district besieged by budget woes. All of this happening as leaders grapple with a $30 million budget shortfall. Concerned teachers gather at Caffe' Chocolat in Titusville a day after pay raise negotiations with the school district came to a stalemate. All are members of the Brevard Federation of ...
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Behind the camera Jurors hesitant to serve on George Zimmerman jury
George Zimmerman arrives in Seminole circuit court on the 7th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (PHOTO/Joe Burbank, ...
Movie Review
Guess Who
While the title and the basic scenario suggest a race-reversed comedic riff on Stanley Kramer's sincere 1967 dramedy Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Guess Who's lineage is more directly traced to the nerve-wracked comedy of Meet the Parents (2001). Both center on decent, earn ... ...
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Surveillance video Gas fight leads to shooting
A customer at GT Gas and Go in Sanford knocks a bunch of candy tubs off a counter after an argument with the manager over gas. The manager got his gun and followed the customer. Now the manager is charged with aggravated ...
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Power restored after accident in Casselberry
CASSELBERRY -- Power has been restored to about 1,500 residents in the Casselberry area after an incident knocked power lines onto State Road 436. The incident happened at State Road 436 and Kewannee Trail. The road is back open and the power lines have been removed. Duke Energy, which used to be Progress Energy, said power should be back on within the ...
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Clermont moms launch campaign for city pool
CLERMONT -- A grassroots effort by moms to bring a community pool to Clermont is gaining momentum. They say a pair of drownings in South Lake County over the weekend show the campaign is about more than just family fun. Olivia Chapman is the mother of a two-year-old, and has another child on the way. On a hot summer day there's only one place she and her family want to be. "We all ...
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Dash cam captures transgender woman flashing trooper
Dash cam video from a Florida Highway Patrol patrol car shows Corwin Mathis exposing herself in front of the trooper -- Friday, June 14, ...
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Pet food recalled due to potential contamination
Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling specific lots of dry pet food and treats. The food could be contaminated ...