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FL: Banana shipment contained nearly $18M in cocaine, authorities say - Story - WOFL
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fox35orlando - (US) Banana shipment contained nearly $18M in cocaine, authorities say - Story ! WOFL Banana shipment contained nearly $18M in cocaine, authorities say Underneath the fruit, the boxes contained nearly $18 million in cocaine, officials... (Mon Sep 24 20:12:32 2018 PDT)

FL: Health - 90.7 WMFE
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wmfe - (US) T Allow it to be Administered A young girlb s family is asking the Volusia County School Board to allow the use of medical marijuana at school. (Mon Sep 24 20:08:08 2018 PDT)

FL: A Bunch Of Cocaine: Boxes Of Donated Bananas Contained $17.8 Million Worth Of Drugs - NPR News - 90.7 WMFE
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wmfe - (US) A Bunch Of Cocaine: Boxes Of Donated Bananas Contained $17.8 Million Worth Of Drugs - NPR News - 90.7 WMFE A Bunch Of Cocaine: Boxes Of Donated Bananas Contained $17.8 Million Worth Of Drugs Photos released by the department show stacks of neat small b... (Mon Sep 24 20:08:08 2018 PDT)

FL: Woman swallows meth in jail, facing more charges
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wjhg - (US) Facing more charges Holmes County Sheriff's Officials say a woman has been released from the hospital and is facing charges after she swallowed meth while in custody for a misdemeanor. (Mon Sep 24 19:58:43 2018 PDT)

FL: K-9 - WFSU
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news.wfsu - (US) K-9 ! WFSU K-9 But as Jim Ash reports, that would change under a proposal by a House Democrat to set up a retirement plan for police dogs. But as Jim Ash reports, that would change under a proposal by a House Democ... (Mon Sep 24 19:49:05 2018 PDT)

FL: Making Retirement For Police Dogs Less Ruff - WFSU
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news.wfsu - (US) This will create the Care for Law Enforcement Dog program which will create a stable source of funding for handlers and adopters of law enforcement dogs. (Mon Sep 24 19:49:05 2018 PDT)

FL: Bill Providing Funds For Florida's Retired Police Dogs Passes First House Panel - WFSU
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news.wfsu - (US) This is an absolutely fantastic bill. B said Pilon. b It really means a lot to those handlers and their families and more so to those K-9s who have dedicated their lives to actually protect their handlers and the general public. police dog Havana Raising Money For New K-9 Unit Havanab s police department is raising money this weekend for a new police dog.B The city is hosting a fund raiser all day Saturday. (Mon Sep 24 19:49:05 2018 PDT)
[also news.wfsu.org3447, news.wfsu.org5602]

FL: K9 unit - WFSU
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news.wfsu - (US) K9 unit ! WFSU K9 unit LCSO K9 Dog Mistakenly Attacks Bystander A bystander was mistakenly bit by a K9 dog during an incident caused by a fleeing suspect. (Mon Sep 24 19:49:05 2018 PDT)
[also news.wfsu.org6410]

FL: Police: Man threatened to shoot 11-year-old over 'Fortnite' loss - Fox29 WFLX TV, West Palm Beach, FL-news and weather
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wflx - (US) Police: Man threatened to shoot 11-year-old over 'Fortnite' loss - Fox29 WFLX TV, West Palm Beach, FL-news & weather Police: Man threatened to shoot 11-year-old over 'Fortnite' loss - Fox29 WFLX TV, West Palm Beach, FL-news & weather Police: Man threatened to shoot 11-year-old over 'Fortnite' loss Police say Aliperti threatened the 11-year-old using text ... (Mon Sep 24 19:47:24 2018 PDT)

FL: K9 memorial unveiled in Indian River County - Fox29 WFLX TV, West Palm Beach, FL-news and weather
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wflx - (US) FL-news & weather K9 memorial unveiled in Indian River County Authorities say multiple people have been shot in northeast Maryland in what the FBI is describing as an "active shooter situation". (Mon Sep 24 19:47:24 2018 PDT)