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• Is Dale Mabry turning into Vegas Strip?    |
• Officer fired, Chief suspended over kicking incident    |
• UPDATE: St. Pete steps up fight to keep Rays    |
• Docs: Less frequent Pap tests recommended    |
• 10 Connects Hero: Pedaling with passion    |
• Donations sought for burned woman & her children 
• Metropolitan Ministries kicks off food drive for the holidays    |
• One injured, four sought in Lake Wales shooting  
• Decomposed body found in Port Richey  
• Citizens rate hikes approved 

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• Is Dale Mabry turning into Vegas Strip?    |
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• 10 Connects Hero: Pedaling with passion    |
• Metropolitan Ministries kicks off food drive for the holidays    |

FLORIDA STATE NEWS

Is Dale Mabry turning into Vegas Strip?

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As competing eye doctors create what some call competing eye sores along the side of N. Dale Mabry Highway, nearby residents are starting to wonder if their community is turning into the new Las Vegas strip.

• Small plane crashes in Charlotte Co.; no injuries  
• Unemployment up, again 

NATIONAL & WORLD

Trial postponed for pilot accused of being drunk on the job

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The Lakewood-based pilot charged with being drunk on a Chicago-bound United Airlines flight at London's Heathrow Airport did not appear in court Friday as expected.

• Congress: Pay for health care with Botox?    |
• Atty: Hospital hearing set for Fort Hood suspect 

HEATHER'S NATURAL HEALTH

CT scan finds heart blockage faster

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A new study suggests CT heart scan can find  a blockage faster and cheaper than screening offered now.

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• 8 foods to boost your immune system 

WEIRD NEWS

College student finds bag of cash in Wisconsin cab

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A Chicago college student who found a duffel bag containing more than $10,000 in cash decided to call the police.

• Eye doc may lose license after calling patient fat 
• Woman gets probation after nearly 370 animals seized 
• Man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face 
• Woman sues ex-boyfriend over genital herpes 

ENTERTAINMENT

''Big Brother 9'' winner seeks bail in drug case

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Adam Jasinski was ordered held without bail after a federal agent testified Jasinski told him he had been selling thousands of oxycodone pills every month in Florida, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

• Wesley Snipes appeals tax convictions 
• Review: Werewolves inject life into 'New Moon' but the sequel still sputters    |

COSTING YOU

Citizens rate hikes approved

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Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty signed an order Thursday establishing rates for the Citizens high-risk accounts. The approved rates are close to those requested by Citizens at a rate hearing earlier this month.

• Walmart 2009 Black Friday ad released 
• Nearly Quarter million Spent on Scenic Highway DVD    |
• Panel wants answers on stimulus data 

THE MORNING SHOW

Plan your weekend: Upcoming Events

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Find out what's happening around Tampa Bay in the next few days.

• Traffic: Fog causing problems on roadways 
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Officer fired, Chief suspended over kicking incident
Sarasota City manager Robert Bartolotta fired an officer involved in kicking a man handcuffed and on the ground. He suspended the Police Chief for two weeks and punished others involved

St. Pete steps up fight to keep Rays
Despite a last-minute letter from a senior administrator with the City of St. Petersburg, the ABC Coalition voted unanimously to approve its initial draft of conclusions designed to keep the Rays in Tampa Bay.

Pap test guidelines change
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have released new guidelines on Pap Tests pointing in that direction.

10 Connects Hero: Pedaling with passion
Robby Rodriguez is an avid biker who often participates in bicycle rides for charity. On Saturday, he rides in honor of his 3-year-old son Cooper.

Metropolitan Ministries kicks off food drive for the holidays
One local charity is providing food for twice as many people this Thanksgiving compared to last year - just one more example of our hurting economy.