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Manatee County · Manatee CountyA missing teen with ties to Brevard County who was found dead in a Manatee County earlier this month was spotted on traffic cameras running across I-75 before apparently falling down a steep embankment and into a retention pond, Sheriff Rick Wells said Tuesday.Wells detailed the case of Giovanni Pelletier, whose body was found Aug. 8 in the retention pond near a Lowe’s hardware store. The body was preliminarily identified as Pelletier the next d…See the Story
Florida sheriff shares video, details case of missing 18-year-old found dead in pond
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Ron DeSantis · FloridaTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has posthumously awarded five notable Floridians with the Governor’s Medal of Freedom, one of the state’s highest honors. The awardees include the state’s last Democratic governor, Buddy MacKay, who was a citrus farmer, policy wonk and diplomat; former Democratic governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, who was known for his “workdays” when he took on the jobs of Floridians, from horse stall mucker to…See the Story
DeSantis awards posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to Jimmy Buffett, Florida lawmakers
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