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Bradenton mom warning others after she and her son drifted into the gulf on inflatable swan

Bradenton mom warning others after she and her son drifted into the gulf on inflatable swan

Bradenton mom warning others after she and her son drifted into the gulf on inflatable swan

When they say they noticed calm water and no wind, the mom didn't think anything of floating on the swan with her son in the water.

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'I've been alone a long time': Blind USF student tells story of getting her first guide dog

"When I was in Puerto Rico, they never had mobility for me," Zoe said. "Being blind has - it's really hard to make friends over there, and sometimes you feel like you're being left out because you're just visually impaired."

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100-year-old St. Petersburg veteran dies on Veterans Day

Donald Nutting served in the Navy straight out of high school.

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Tampa Teachers encourage students to learn C.A.L.M. lessons

At King's Kids Christian Academy in Tampa, the kids are encouraged to be noisy while still embracing C.A.L.M.

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Redhead Day! Why do we call them redheads and not orangeheads?

Ever wonder why we called them redheads and not orangeheads? We looked into it.

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So Florida: Mom dresses her newborn daughter up as a Publix Sub

Because what's more Florida than a Publix Sub?

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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital hosts special 'reverse' trick-or-treat for patients

"When a child is in the hospital, they're not able to do the typical trick-or-treat thing within their neighborhood," Rayna Tanis, a certified child life specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hosptial said.

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Hillsborough deputies looking for missing woman who possibly is in danger

According to deputies, Rosalinda Salinas was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 2500 W. Lake Dr. in Wimauma.

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Investigators raise reward to $50K for Jayme Closs, missing 13-year-old girl from Wisconsin

She's been missing since early on Oct. 15, when sheriff's deputies responding to a 911 call found the door to her family's home near Barron kicked in and her parents, James and Denise Closs, shot dead inside.

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Tampa Bay woman known as 'The Queen of Christmas' set to part with one million ornaments

There are ornaments from world-renown designers like Vera Bradley and Versace. She has Waterford Crystals and Fabrege ornaments. Many in her collection are valued at over $500 per ornament.

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Principal's cancer diagnosis unites a Town 'n' Country school

Tuesday will be an emotional day for Jacobsen. She will undergo a mastectomy just seven months after being diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer.

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Florida deputy wins raffle money, donates it to Hurricane Michael relief efforts

Instead of pocketing the money himself, he donated the $1,019 prize to the Rotary Foundation in order to help with hurricane relief.

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