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2 days ago | 
wtsp.com | Andrea Chu
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — A Pasco County elementary school teacher is facing multiple charges for possession of child pornography, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. The attorney general confirmed that Joseph Watson was arrested after an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
Watson is a music teacher at Oakstead Elementary School, according to school leaders on social media.
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2 days ago | 
wtsp.com | Andrea Chu
LARGO, Fla. — It's not clear if charges will be filed in a crash that left two kids and a woman dead Saturday afternoon in Largo, Police Chief Mike Loux said in an update.
Loux shared new details on Monday about the crash that happened at 1:43 p.m. on May 10 at Ridge Road and Orangeview Drive.
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5 days ago | 
wtsp.com | Andrea Chu
JEROME, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials have captured and killed the black bear they believe was behind the first deadly bear attack in state history. On Monday, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his Jerome, Florida home with injuries "indicating a physical encounter between a bear and a person," according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
A dog was found dead near Markel's body.
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6 days ago | 
wtsp.com | Andrea Chu
TAMPA, Fla. — A West Coast coffee chain with a cult following is finally making its way to Tampa Bay. As part of its massive nationwide expansion, Dutch Bros is opening its first location in Tampa this Saturday, May 10.
The signature drive-thru and pick-up-only coffee shop will be located at 3616 W Ballast Point Boulevard.
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1 week ago | 
abc10.com | Andrea Chu |Parisa Akbarpour
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Wildlife officials recovered two alligators from Lake Kissimmee after a woman was killed while canoeing with her husband.
Polk County deputies responded just after 4 p.m. to assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee. The lake sits between Polk and Osceola counties.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com | Andrea Chu
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Wildlife officials recovered two alligators from Lake Kissimmee after a woman was killed while canoeing with her husband. Polk County deputies responded just after 4 p.m. to assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee. The lake sits between Polk and Osceola counties.
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1 week ago | 
wltx.com | Andrea Chu
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A woman is dead after getting attacked by an alligator Tuesday afternoon in Lake Kissimmee. Polk County deputies responded just after 4 p.m. to assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee. The lake sits between Polk and Osceola counties.
Two people were kayaking in the lake when an alligator attacked the woman, the sheriff's office said. FWC confirmed that her body was pulled from the lake.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Andrea Chu
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Clearwater Beach condo building was evacuated Tuesday afternoon over structural concerns, according to the Clearwater Police Department. Police say the structural integrity of the South Beach Condo Complex at 1460 Gulf Boulevard is in question. "There has been no structure collapse, but there is concern about cracks found in a pillar underneath the building, and residents are being evacuated as a precaution," the police department wrote in a release.
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1 week ago | 
firstcoastnews.com | Andrea Chu
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Andrea Chu
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Investigators are working to find out what led to an alligator attack Tuesday afternoon in Lake Kissimmee. Polk County deputies responded just after 4 p.m. to assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Two people were kayaking in the lake when an alligator attacked one of them, the sheriff's office said.
The extent of the kayaker's injuries is not clear.
