Tortured Gators, Cruise Line Restart, Mask Protest: Nearby News

Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Florida Patches to talk about tonight:

• Chunk Of I-10 Crashes Through Truck After Lightning Strike
• Carnival Cruise Line Eyes July Cruising Restart From FL, TX
• As Monday Mask Protest Looms, Manatee County Schools Prepare
• Accused Killer's Arrest A Relief To Local Transgender Community

'Sadism Or Pure Incompetence': Who's Duct-Taping Florida Gators?

For the third time in a year, an alligator bound with duct tape has been found in a central Florida community, according to news reports.

Overtown Mural Celebrates Black Culture At TECO Property

With the completion of Overtown's newest mural, a 1,200-foot-long piece celebrating the Black community, the artwork immediately grabbed the title of Miami's longest mural.

Watch: Manta Ray Swims Up To Sarasota Police’s Marine Patrol Unit

Officers from the Sarasota Police Department's Marine Patrol Unit made a new friend Saturday when a giant manta ray swam up to their boat.

‘Siesta Key’ Reality Show Returns To MTV For Season Four

Reality show "Siesta Key" returns to MTV for its fourth season Wednesday at 8 p.m. The new season of this summer series focuses on Juliette Porter and Kelsey Owens as they launch their businesses and Brandon's unexpected journey into fatherhood while he continues to work on his music career, according to a news release from MTV.

Punch Over Racial Slur Kills Elderly Man At Tampa Dunkin': Police

A 27-year-old Tampa employee of Dunkin' has been accused of punching and killing an elderly man who called him a racial slur.

University Of Miami To Pay $22M Settlement For False Claims: DOJ

The University of Miami will pay a $22 million settlement amid allegations it violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests and submitting false claims through its laboratory and off-campus hospital-based facilities, the Department of Justice said in a news release.

Former Tampa Tribune Editor, Partner Killed In Crash: Police

Janine Dorsey, a longtime editor at the former Tampa Tribune, and her partner were hit and killed by an accused impaired driver as they rode their tandem bicycle Tuesday night on an extension of the Pinellas Trail, police said.

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