Ashley Porter
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Search for missing 6-year-old becomes recovery effort posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 8:30pm ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Florida -- The search for Lamontea Taylor, the 6-year-old officials believe was washed away by a rip current along Coquina Beach, is now being called a recovery effort. Taylor... read more... |
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"Rich's Ride" raises money, spreads hope across Florida posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 6:43pm Clearwater, Florida -- A handcyclist is making a difference all along Florida's coast. Rich Dixon started his 1,000-mile ride in Jacksonville, cycling down the Atlantic Coast and up the Gulf Coast.... read more... |
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Teen attacked by dogs: neighbor "saved my life" posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - 9:14pm MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Curtis family had just missed the mailman on Monday. 13-year-old Justin Curtis got on his bike and rode to the end of the street, hopeful that he could give the postal... read more... |
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Crowdfunding website helps pediatric patients posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 6:27pm St. Petersburg, Florida -- Two-month-old Jude weighed just under two pounds when he was born months before his due date at All Children's Hospital. His mom, Traci Andrews, calls him a miracle. "We... read more... |
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Local tourism officials monitoring effects of Sandy posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 6:32pm Sarasota, Florida -- The first priority for tourism officials, and for many of us, is thinking of and trying to help those affected by Sandy. Those same tourism officials realize that over the next... read more... |
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Charter school: Enroll here, get a free Nintendo DSi posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 8:41pm BRADENTON, Florida -- Would you transfer your child to a new school if it meant receiving a portable gaming system in return? The Manatee School of Arts & Sciences is offering a free Nintendo DSi... read more... |
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Should paddling be allowed as punishment in schools? posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 8:28pm If your child has to be disciplined at school, should paddling be an option? It has been in the past, and is still allowed under specific rules in a number of school districts across Florida. Now, an... read more... |
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Parents of teen hurt in I-4 crash: ''Sierra will make it'' posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 7:30pm LAKELAND, Florida -- The parents of the optimistic, popular 17-year-old injured in a church van crash on I-4 this weekend say they take her fight for life not by the day, but by the second. The... read more... |
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Fund created for teen seriously hurt in church van crash posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 3:56pm SARASOTA, Florida -- For the family of a 17-year-old who was seriously injured in a crash on I-4 this weekend, the battle is not only tough emotionally, but also financially. Sierra Johnson doesn't... read more... |
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