Florida woman arrested for riding an endangered manatee
Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:02 AM
Posted by gamefbi
(Reuters) - A Florida woman photographed two months ago riding an endangered manatee in violation of state law was arrested on Saturday on misdemeanor charges, authorities said. The Pinellas County Sheriff's office said deputies arrested Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez, 53, without incident at her job at a Sears store in St. Petersburg on a warrant for violating the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act. The state makes it illegal to "annoy, molest, harass or disturb" the endangered aquatic mammals, whose survival is imperiled by manmade threats, including boating collisions. ...
Florida gun range lets customers shoot at each other
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 6:48 AM
Posted by gamefbi
UPDATE: This story has been modified from an earlier version. Combat Shooting Sports, a Florida gun range, has taken the concept of target practice to a whole new level. Customers can actually engage in simulated combat against other people, shooting real guns at each other. However, as local affiliate WKMG explains, the customers aren't using [...]
Four days later, Obama wins Florida
Thursday, November 22, 2012 11:30 PM
Posted by gamefbi
The president was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin.




