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Anabella Day Saben, 15, left home at 1 a.m. and got into a stranger's vehicle. Venice police still can't identify who was driving.
Steve Matheson, a father of four remembered as a devoted youth coach, died after a lightning strike near Fort De Soto Park.
Nathan Aleman allegedly apologized to the witness who caught him at Sawgrass Lake Park before deputies booked him into jail.
The driver cut back into the lane after passing a slower car and never stopped, deputies say. The victim was pronounced dead within minutes.
A Montgomery County couple says DFY Vending sold them an unregistered security disguised as a turnkey business — then only delivered two of five machines.
Lizarenee Robertson, 17, was last seen near Peter Max Blvd wearing black fuzzy slippers, deputies say.
Deputies found marijuana and a cigarillo package in the man's pocket after a tip led them to the stands, according to reports.
Andrew Billups also talked a woman down from a Clearwater bridge railing weeks after the rescue, officials say.
Immaculee Josephine Jean allegedly ran across traffic on Broadway to flag down a Palm Tran bus, then damaged its wiper when the driver refused entry.
Officers found the victim in the 7100 block of North Nebraska Avenue; police say there's no threat to the public.
Kyle Michael Flowers allegedly packed Twister and condoms before driving to Gainesville to meet who he believed was a 15-year-old.
A single-vehicle rollover east of Spring Lake Highway trapped the driver, who was airlifted to a trauma center as a trauma alert.
A four-state mortuary equipment theft ring allegedly hit funeral homes from Alabama to South Carolina before license plate cameras caught up with the suspect.
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