Playing For Playoffs, Safey Czar Named, Ban On Styrofoam: FL News

Tampa FL

02 October, 2021

9:01 PM

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FLORIDA — Believe it or not, the search for Brian Laundrie wasn't the only news happening in Florida this week. Floridians will have to find a new way to keep their drinks cold and their food hot. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced that she's amending state statutes to make it illegal for grocery and convenience stores to use polystyrene cups, plates and to-go containers. A puppy was brought to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay bloody and broken with a large metal chain embedded in its neck. After surgery to remove the chain, the pup named Penny left the Humane Society in a Rolls-Royce driven by "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Dave Bautista. And Rays fans were enraged to learn team officials were planning to split playoff games between Tropicana Field and Montreal. See these stories and more on this week's Florida Patch sites. Brian Laundrie: Judd Slams Police Investigation, New Body Cam Footage From Utah IncidentFund Set Up To Pay For Funeral Of 21-Year-Old USF Student Found Dead In North CarolinaAbused Puppy Found With Metal Chain Embedded In Neck Goes Home With Actor Dave BautistaBrian Laundrie's Parents Deny Helping Him, Attorney Says: ReportRays Primary Owner Backs Away From Hanging Moving-To-Montreal Sign In Trop During PlayoffsDeSantis Names Public Safety Czar To Oversee Illegal ImmigrationA teacher, 15 Students At Kathleen High School Face Charges In Violent Protest: ReportFL Man Calling For Race-Based Civil War Sentenced To Prison: DOJLaundrie Search Moves To Remote Pinellas County Island: ReportPassenger Escapes Plane, Jumps On Wing At Miami Airport: ReportNew FL Laws Take Effect Oct. 1: Minimum Wage, Smoking Age, DNAEnvironmental Groups Plan To Sue Manatee County Over Piney Point Toxic Wastewater ProposalBody Believed To Be Missing Florida Woman Miya Marcano: SheriffStyrofoam, Other Foam Plastics Could Be Banned At Florida Grocery, Convenience Stores5 Men Indicted On Murder Charges In Fatal Shooting Of 4-Year-Old Suni Bell