When did manatees arrive on Florida?s west coast?
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FOX 13?s Lloyd Sowers spoke with Tom Pluckhahn, USF professor of anthropology, about the surprisingly recent history of manatees on the west coast of Florida.

Tourists visit beaches for holiday after hurricanes
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FOX 13's Briona Arradondo reports what tourists flocking to Pinellas County beaches should expect this Thanksgiving after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

13-year-old killed by adoptive mother had autism
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FOX 13's Jordan Bowen reports on the murder of a 13-year-old autistic girl that authorities believe was killed by her adoptive mother, a former DCF worker.

Candy Kitchen reopens in Madeira Beach
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FOX 13?s Kailey Tracy reports on Candy Kitchen?s Madeira Beach finally reopening on Nov. 27 after being forced to close due to damage caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Impaired drivers increase over holiday weekends
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FOX 13?s Kylie Jones interviews Linda Unfried, who has worked as a safe driving advocate since her sister was killed by a drunk driver over 40 years ago and urged people to be weary of an increased number of impaired drivers on the roads during big holiday weekends.

Thanksgiving travel at Tampa INT'L airport
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FOX 13's Ariel Plasencia reports on Tampa International Airport expecting over 100,000 passengers to migrate through the airport during Thanksgiving weekend.

Visitors flock to manatee viewing center
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FOX 13 Photojournalist Mike Hughes talked with the Manatee Viewing Center staff about the uptick in manatees they have seen.

Avoiding politics over Thanksgiving dinner
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FOX 13's Ariel Plasencia talked with people about their plans if politics comes up and ways to avoid talking about it to begin with.

Learn how to make Dr. BBQ's smoked turkey roll
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FOX 13's Chris Cato and Linda Hurtado make chef Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe's smoked turkey roll ahead of Thanksgiving.

9-year-old Oakland football players can't afford championship trip

Nine-year-old football players from the Oakland Dynamites made it to the national championship games in Florida. But many cannot afford to go.

Former Arizona Coyotes player, Paul Bissonnette, assaulted at Scottsdale restaurant

Former Arizona Coyotes player, podcaster and TNT hockey analyst, Paul Bissonnette, was assaulted by six men at a Scottsdale restaurant on Sunday night, the police department said.

Disney agrees to $43.25M settlement over women earning less than men for a decade

Disney has tentatively agreed to pay $43.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that female employees earned less money than their male colleagues for nearly 10 years.

Florida home sales sink amid hurricane recovery
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Research shows Tampa is currently the fifth-worst city in the U.S. for home sales. Florida cities took all the top five spots on the list, pointing to a trend of many leaving the state after this hurricane season.

Holiday shopping & stress
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FOX 13?s Kellie Cowan shows us this year?s holiday shopping trends, with many admitting they?ll likely overspend despite increased financial stress.

University of Florida's Museum of Natural History
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The Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida has a massive collection of objects from around the world.

Mother talks about child's death, DCF worker arrest
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Selena went through foster care and was adopted by a DCF worker, but it was that DCF worker investigators said killed the 13-year-old girl. The Highlands County Sheriff's Office said she was abused, malnourished and tied up in a garage.

Mother accused of drowning daughter once worked for child protective services

A Florida mother accused of drowning her 14-year-old daughter previously worked as a Child Protective Investigator Trainee for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, officials confirmed.

Tampa lab developing pediatric leukemia vaccine
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FOX 1`3's Kylie Jones reports on Dr. Cameron Tebbi, a pediatric hematologist and oncologist in?Tampa, who has made a breakthrough in finding a vaccine for pediatric leukemia after decades of research.

Bringing first responders some holiday cheer
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FOX 13's Kailey Tracey reports on Florida Power & Light workers decorating four local fire and police stations as part of their annual 'Holiday Hero Lighting Event'.