Tebow Foundation Helps Rescue 25 Children

The National Child Protection Task Force, working with local, state, and federal agencies, located 25 missing and endangered children across six Northeast Florida counties using advanced technology and in-depth case reviews.

Missing children were found in Clay, Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Putnam, and Flagler counties.

The task force works closely with the Tim Tebow Foundation, which provides funding to fight against human trafficking and child exploitation.

“One of our non-negotiables at the Tim Tebow Foundation is that there is power when we come together,” founder and chairman Tim Tebow said Thursday.

Florida AG Suggests ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier proposed Thursday that the state turn an abandoned airport in the Everglades into a detention center for illegal immigrants, calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.”

“You don’t need to invest that much in the perimeter. If people get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons,” Uthmeier said.

The Dade-Collier Training Airport has 39 square miles of land and could potentially house 1,000 people, Uthmeier said.

Girl Bitten by Shark Tells Story

Leah Lendel, the 9-year-old girl bitten by a shark at Boca Grande on June 11, has told the story of how she nearly lost her hand.

“I didn’t see anything, I was just snorkeling and went up to breathe, and then something hard bit me, and then it tried to take me away,” Lendel said on Thursday. “I pick up my hand and it’s all (covered in) blood, and then I started screaming.”

After a six-hour surgery to reattach her hand, Leah’s parents report that she is able to use all of her fingers. She’s still facing a long recovery.

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➤ Statewide: A new law that goes into effect July 1 will increase the requirements to obtain a Florida driver’s license and learner’s license. (See Video)

➤ Fort Lauderdale: Preparations are underway for the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup Championship Parade tomorrow at noon. Officials warn that parking is “extremely limited” and encourage attendees to use rideshares or water taxis. (Details)

➤ West Palm Beach: The Florida Department of Transportation plans to move forward with a State Road 7 extension through Northlake despite a lengthy legal battle. (More)

➤ Kissimmee: Nine police officers have been fired, demoted, or suspended following an internal affairs investigation. Three additional officers resigned, and one was exonerated. (More)

➤ Pinellas County: Officials plan to replace sand washed away by storms on beaches at the county’s expense, skipping properties where the owners haven’t signed easements. (Details)

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➤ A woman in St. Augustine reeled in a world record-breaking African Pompano this week, which weighed in at 40 pounds. (More)

➤ Florida and Miami are nearing an agreement to play a neutral-court, non-conference basketball game next season in Jacksonville. (More)

➤ German soccer powerhouse Bayern Munich played Argentine club Boca Juniors in Miami last night as part of the Club World Cup. (More)

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➤ A chiller burst and flooded three floors of the City View apartments in Orlando on Tuesday. Residents reported hearing a pop, then “the roof caved in.” (See Video)

➤ A train derailed in Ocala on Thursday, blocking traffic in the 500 block of Northwest 10th Street. (See Photo)

➤ Bending the Bars, a new hip hop album, features 15 artists in correctional facilities across Florida. (Listen)

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2. No: 39%

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