Tennessee governor grants clemency to woman convicted as a teen

A woman who says she was a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 was granted clemency Monday by Tennessee's governor and will be released from prison later this year.

President Trump warned government shutdown could go 'years'

President Donald Trump declared Friday he could keep parts of the government shut down for 'months or even years' as he and Democratic leaders failed in a second closed-door meeting to resolve his demand for billions of dollars for a border wall with Mexico.

Manatee cuts through long line of mullet near St. Petersburg

Video taken by a drone shows a manatee politely passing through a long line of mullet swimming in the water off St. Petersburg, Florida.

Huge alligator takes his time crossing path at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland

Almost exactly one year ago, video of a massive alligator, sauntering across a path at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida, spread across the internet. 

Man arrested after grabbing fast-food clerk in fight over straw

A homeless Clearwater man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting two fast food clerks in a fight over straws, then trying to rob a gas station down the street.

Great white shark Katharine brushes Florida coast

She has been a frequent winter visitor to Florida's Space Coast.  The massive great white shark named Katharine is currently pinging off the Canaveral National Seashore.  

TSA to use more 'floppy-eared' dogs because they're less scary for kids

The Transportation Safety Administration is hoping to stop scaring kids as they wait and are making an effort to use more floppy-eared dogs because pointy eared dogs scare children.

South Carolina deputies use suspect's phone to troll him online

Authorities in South Carolina trolled a man on Facebook after he dropped his phone while running away from them, they said. 

Panther wearing collar captured in South Florida

A young panther was captured in a Parkland neighborhood after it was spotted walking toward a resident's driveway Tuesday morning.

Florida family says refrigerator exploded, damaging home

A Florida family woke up to the sound of an explosion inside their home that they says turned out to be their refrigerator exploding. 

President signs Ashanti Alert Act into law

The Ashanti Act is now officially a law. The law – named for Prince George’s County native Ashanti Billie, who was kidnapped and murdered in the Norfolk area – was signed by President Donald Trump on Monday.

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