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Is this video for real or a hoax, either way, it is very entertaining. A YouTube video is exploding on social media that seems to show a Pinellas County environmental specialist, allegedly names Joe Graham, warning Florida residents that their BBQ smoke is a nuisance odor in violation of county air quality regulations.

You'll hear of stories of 'paying it forward', where someone might buy a coffee for somebody behind them in line, or pay the toll for the car next in line. That's usually thought of a good thing, however, in Florida, a tollbooth worker was fired for paying a driver's $5 toll.

St.Patrick's Day gets all of the fanfare but just over one week later is Greek Independence Day! March 25th is Greek Independence Day and here's how I am celebrating!

If you want to talk about ‘one tough kitty cat’, you would be talking about Bart, a one and half year old cat from Tampa, Florida. Bart was hit by a car earlier this month and the owner couldn’t bring herself to bury Bart so she asked a neighbor.

Off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida, a fisherman caught a shrimp that wasn’t your average sized shrimp. It’s a massive size shrimp that is being called a ‘mantis shrimp’ and was pulled off the hook by its back like a lobster.

A couple in Florida had to tread water in the ocean for 13 hours after they fell off the back of their boat. Sean McGovern of Key Largo and Mellisa Morris visiting from Texas were off the coast of Key Largo when the fell off the back of their boat. The boat was in gear and just kept motoring away.

There are a few amazing stats that came out after this year’s NFL draft, in fact, they seem to hold true for the past three drafts. Jamie Newberg of Scout.com took a look at a lot of things but here are some of the highlights.

I made my wish AGAIN yesterday and it came true right away! What? Have you NEVER made a wish at 11:11?  Randy has NEVER heard of it! But see what wish came true for me on Easter Sunday!

The search is on in Florida for a truck that was stolen in Deland that contained $120,000 worth of Hershey’s chocolate. Police were called by the truck driver when it came up missing after parking it at a truck center overnight. He said three o’clock Saturday was the last time he saw it, hooked to the trailer and fully loaded.

While in Florida, recently I read in the paper about a spectacular Christmas light display at a private home in the Ft. Lauderdale area. Unfortunately, it was little too far away to drive to see but I did find it on YouTube and it is posted here.

This can’t be good. In the 1930’s two Rhesus monkeys were taken to an island on the Silver River near Ocala, Florida. They were taken their due to the popularity of Tarzan movies at that time. Now, over time, there is a colony of monkeys numbering over 1,000, and they could spread the deadly herpes virus to mainland Florida.

Police officers in Florida face investigation over injuries to DUI suspect in August arrest

George Zimmerman -- yes the same Florida neighborhood watchman acquitted in the Trayvon Martin murder trial -- was pulled over for speeding on a highway near Dallas, Texas.

Remember Gloria MacKenzie? The former Maine resident who won the BIGGEST Powerball jackpot in history (so far) is helping out her home state in a big way! And it's something we should learn from.

If you’re heading to Florida for vacation this summer take a lot of mosquito repellant because the little pests that bite are getting bigger. Mosquitoes the size of a quarter are headed to Florida in large numbers and these things can bite right through your clothing.

Seems like a small thing and it has been done quietly in Florida, but the Florida Department of Transportation has shortened the time on their traffic lights on how long they stay yellow before they turn red. They started the change in 2011 at key intersections in the state, mostly intersections that have red light cameras or RLC’s.