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+ The manager of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park has been fired following allegations that he sexually harassed a mermaid. (Bay News 9)

+ Miles offshore, a fight is raging between angry anglers armed with guns and bombs and bottlenose dolphins, the marine mammals popularized in movies and TV shows like "Flipper." (AP)

+ It's 7:45 p.m., and Sanford bail-bond agent April Hawkins is in her office, cuddling a baby in her tattooed arms. (Orlando Sentinel)

+ Officials with the Department of Children and Families said the woman who left her two children home alone with the family pit bull already was under investigation for child abuse. (Orlando Sentinel)

+ In hindsight, it's hard to believe that John Preston and his magical dog were ever allowed to testify in court. (Orlando Sentinel)

+ A man who tried to discipline his 16-year-old daughter with a belt got punched for his trouble. (nwfdailynews.com)

+ Three adults were charged with child abuse for exposing an 8-year-old child to knives, liquor and marijuana, according to their arrest reports. (nwfdailynews.com)

+ A man lying on the ground at 623 Harbor Boulevard told police he wouldn't go to a detox facility, even though he was so drunk he almost fell into traffic when he stood up, according to his Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report. (nwfdailynews.com)

+ A pregnant woman was arrested for punching another pregnant woman after she accidentally walked in on a man in the bathroom. (nwfdailynews.com)

+ Gainesville police said a homeless man was slow to put down his fork, but otherwise was arrested without incident after apparently breaking into the kitchens of two fraternity houses to fix himself something to eat. (Gainesville.com)

+ A beating with a “wooden sword’’ at a business off Angle Road is being investigated by St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputies, according to a recently released report. (TCPalm)

+ A 26-year-old man who allegedly admitted to performing lewd acts on himself several times in front of a 5-year-old girl is facing felony charges, according to an arrest affidavit released Thursday. (TCPalm)

+ An Orlando man clocked doing 185 mph on a motorcycle on Interstate 75 on Wednesday was hospitalized after he wrecked his bike while being chased by troopers. (Ocala Star-Banner)

+ A Golden Gate woman was arrested Wednesday after deputies say she stole $850 worth of presents given to a friend during a birthday party. (Naples News)

+ A Department of Education employee is suing the agency, claiming she is being laid off in retaliation for reporting exposure to tuberculosis in her offices. (Ft. Myers News-Press)