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Florida man shot by his best friend

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, 11:12am

Sebring, Florida -- A Highlands County man is recovering after police say he was shot by an unlikely suspect: his pet dog.

35-year-old Gregory Dale Lanier was driving with his pet pooch on Saturday when the dog kicked a .380 pistol that was on the truck's floor.

Lanier thought the gun was unloaded, but quickly learned otherwise after hearing a "boom, saw smoke and felt a burning in his leg," Highlands Today reports.

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Year in Review: Weird, weird Florida...

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff

Monday, December 31st, 2012, 3:43pm

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- In 2012, Florida was a state where a lifeguard got
fired for saving a life, a woman got arrested for riding a manatee and a
man repeatedly used 911 as a phone sex service.

Think that's weird? It gets worse and more tragic.

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Best/Worst Pet Paparazzi pic yet! (Warning: It may offend)

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Monday, June 4th, 2012, 3:01pm

Best/Worst Pet Paparazzi pic yet! (Warning: It may offend)

"Bruno thinks he's a man...a man with no manners but still a man", says his owner Tony Jimenez of Lutz.

Tony submitted this Pet Paparazzi pic to our 10 News Morning Show crew and it was the talk of the newsroom Monday afternoon.

While maybe not in the best taste, this should undoubtedly brighten everyone's day for a brief moment...and who doesn't deserve a good laugh?!

Check out our other Pet Paparazzi pics below:

Pet Paparazzi: First Edition

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Surveillance cameras capture "citrus tree bandit"

Submitted by Beau Zimmer, Reporter

Sunday, March 25th, 2012, 5:28pm

Surveillance cameras capture "citrus tree bandit"

Sebring, Florida -- Only in Florida, would you ever hear about a criminal investigation into citrus tree thefts from right out of the ground. The Highlands County Sheriff's Office put out the alert last week after a person was caught on camera digging up trees, stealing them from an orange grove on Memorial Drive.

Detectives say the thefts began in October and usually involve trees pulled from rows near the road.

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Mystery blimp over Avon Park draws curiosity

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff

Saturday, January 8th, 2011, 1:19am

Mystery blimp over Avon Park draws curiosity

Avon Park, Florida-- An unusual sight in the sky is casting a large shadow on rural areas of Central Florida, where neighborhood residents are perplexed over a large white blimp flying high overhead.

"I've lived here for a long time, and I've never seen it before now," said longtime Avon Park resident Illeana Perez.

Photo Gallery: Mystery Blimp

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