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(CNN) Fourteen years ago, Danyelle Dyer was molested by her step-uncle. Now, the man has moved next door to Dyer’s parent’s house in Oklahoma — and legally, there’s nothing they can do about it.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a B.O.L.O., or be on the look out, Saturday for a couple that may be heading to the area.
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If you've ever found yourself waiting to fill up your car until after the sun goes down, you're not alone. But is it true that you lose gas in the heat of the day? KVUE set out to verify.
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DENTON, TEXAS (WTSP) Nancy Strader, 81, led police on a brief slow-speed pursuit early Thursday morning after two other motorists reported her driving the wrong way on N. Elm Street.
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NAPLES, Fla. A man and a woman were arrested Friday for allegedly smoking heroin in front of the woman’s 7-year-old son, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Crews searching through the night in the rubble left by a landslide that buried a mountain village under tons of soil and rocks in southwestern China found 15 bodies, but more than 110 more people remained missing.
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For the last 14 years, St. Pete Pride has taken over the central St. Pete neighborhood that Rockhill's new business calls home. But in its 15th year, Florida's largest Pride took its biggest leap yet: it moved downtown.
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PINE ISLAND, Fla. A precautionary boil water notice was issued for all of Pine Island and the Pine Island Center due to a drop in pressure at the Pine Island Water Association water treatment plant, the association said.
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ST. PETERSBURG — Tom Rockhill didn't know what to expect Saturday, but by noon people were knocking on the door of his bar Right Around the Corner in Grand Central.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court enters its final week of work before a long summer hiatus with action expected on the Trump administration's travel ban and a decision due in a separation of church and state case that arises from a Missouri church...

WASHINGTON — CIA director Mike Pompeo says he thinks disclosure of America's secret intelligence is on the rise, fueled partly by the "worship" of leakers like Edward Snowden.
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Two toddlers died after being locked in a hot car for several hours by their mother who left them in the car to teach them a lesson, officials said. Cynthia Marie Randolph, 25, faces charges of first-degree felony counts of injury to a child causing...

WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) A Texas woman told investigators that she left her 2-year-old daughter and 16-month-old son in a hot car where they died last month to teach the girl a lesson and that they didn’t lock themselves in, as she initially reported,...

MIAMI (CBS) A road rage shooting has left a teenage mother of two in critical condition at a local hospital, CBS Miami reports. “She really didn’t deserve this,” said Lazaro Sanchez.
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We conducted another Florida Insider Poll last week that found our state's political intelligentsia overwhelmingly bullish on Republican prospects for 2018. But many of the comments from the more than 190 veteran politicos highlighted how weak both...

LABELLE, Fla. A young child was seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a crash on Fort Denaud Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened at around 1:30 p.m., troopers said.
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WEST PALM BEACH — Half of Florida's legislators failed or nearly failed in a review of their support for public records and meetings given by Florida newspapers and an open-government group after this year's legislative sessions.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale University dean who was placed on leave over offensive reviews she posted on Yelp has left her position at the Ivy League institution, school officials said Tuesday.
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Popular Downtown St. Petersburg restaurant had to close its doors for 24 hours after inspectors found evidence of rodents with over 700 rodent droppings all over the kitchen along with rodent rub marks on the walls.
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In his more than 40 years monitoring the wildlife on Fort De Soto Park, Jim Wilson the Park Supervisor has never documented a single case of a coyote digging up a nest and eating sea turtle eggs.
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Learning multiple languages is often expensive for kids, with tutors or private schools. That's why one local mother is working to make foreign languages accessible to all kids.
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WORTHINGTON, Minn. - Dashcam video released by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota shows what they call a "brutal attack" of an Asian man during an arrest last July in Worthington. However, the Worthington Police Department says the video is...

Lakeland Police Department arrested a man after he allegedly stole a van, jumped on the wing of a plane preparing to taxi and tried to board the aircraft.
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It’s not those little soaps or plush bathrobes that make Tampa's road warriors happy. But access to a lively downtown area is important to Bay area business travelers when they book a hotel stay. In a reader poll conducted by the Tampa Bay Business...

Two boutiques will open their first Tampa locations in Hyde Park Village this fall. Boho Hunter, which has locations in Miami's Wynwood district and Miami Beach, will open on West Snow Circle between Better Byrd and Vineyard Vines. Social Status, which...

In an effort to help stop the county's drug crisis, Madison County prosecutor Rodney Cummings is "exploring" the idea of charging women who give birth to drug-dependent babies.
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Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman appears to be downsizing, listing a large Davis Islands home for sale and buying a condo on Bayshore Boulevard. Yzerman's home at 44 Martinique Ave. was listed for sale on Thursday, priced at $3.45...

Our PBJ Interview this week features insights from Ryan White, whose excellent book " Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way" hit sellers' shelves in May. White offered myriad takes on the man, the writing process and the overall fun and spectacle that...

It’s been almost two years since Red Lobster Seafood Co. LLC debuted its downtown Orlando Culinary Development Center— and Chef Dustin Hilinski and his team continues to churn out new innovative dishes from that test kitchen. Chef Hilinski, who is the...

Daniel Canogar has spent the past several nights at Tampa International Airport in Airside F carefully arranging slender strips of coiled metal and LED screens into his artistic vision. When completed, “Tendril,” Canogar’s unique sculpture will be...

For $1,700 a Zephyrhills couple did not expect to spend part of every day mopping up water. The Richs made a call for action to our Jackie Callaway after getting nowhere with Samsung.
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Chief Anthony Holloway says to expect to see an officer on every corner. He also said officers will be patrolling the Bay using their marine unit and will also have officers on ATVs.
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Changing lives one young adult at a time. That's the mission of a new "Success By Choice" initiative being launched by the Pinellas County Urban League's 2020 initiative.
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"In 2016, the Russian government, at the direction of [Russian President] Vladimir Putin himself, orchestrated cyber attacks on our nation for the purpose of influencing our election -- plain and simple," testified Jeh Johnson, the former Secretary of...

Thursday morning Pasco County crews started tearing down a home in the Holiday Hills subdivision in Port Richey to help with flooding during serious rain fall.
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A family of five is safe thanks to their quick response to the sound of smoke detectors after a fire destroyed their home just after midnight on Thursday morning.
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Egmont Key is disappearing! 60% of the island near Fort De Soto and the Sunshine Skyway has eroded since the island was surveyed in 1850. Once 400 acres, the island is now only about 160 acres and is only 2 miles long and a 1/2 mile wide.
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Sea turtle nesting season is happening right now in the Tampa Bay area, but members of the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch Club are noticing a disturbing trend. They said tourists are marking the nest by writing in the sand which disturbs the nest and the...

Florida's legislature passed a law this Spring, signed into law by the Governor in June, that will require police officers in the state to take training to better learn how to handle situations involving people with autism.
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Run, hide, then fight. It's a concept taught by law enforcement everywhere. But, the Polk County Sheriff wants his citizens to think a little bit more aggressively.
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State Troopers are searching for a driver who has not been located after a three-vehicle crash on I-4 in Mango, according to the passenger of the car. Florida Highway Patrol told ABC Action News that a blue transport bus and two cars collided late...

The arrest report is difficult to read, describing how Richard Botek, 53, attacked his roommate multiple times over the course of a weekend and raped her.
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The Walden Lake Golf Course is closed and over growing with weeds but a new owner is promising to change that. ABC Action News spent the day getting answers.
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More than 40 million Americans live in food insecure households, according to Feeding America. There is a small group of people, right in the middle of one of those food insecure places near Downtown St. Petersburg, trying to make a change.
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A look at some of the worst transportation problems in Temple Terrace has transportation planners recommending a number of changes, including buffered bike lanes along 56th St. N and lowering the speed limit on some streets.
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