Posted: 4:49 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
Has the mystery monkey popped up again? One woman in south St Pete thinks so, after she was attacked Monday night by what she described as that 40 pound rhesus which has been spotted but never captured. Florida Fish and Wildlife officers are setting traps to try and catch the elusive monkey and they ask if you see it to just leave it alone.
Health officials say they've now confirmed the first Florida death linked to a national meningitis outbreak. The Florida Department of Health says a 70-year-old man died in July, before the discovery of the contaminated steroid medication authorities have linked to the infection. There are a total of six reported cases in Florida. Nationally the outbreak has reached 119 cases, including 11 deaths.
Some good news from WorkNet Pinellas and Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance, the regional workforce development boards for Hillsborough and Pinellas, with word that Florida had the second biggest increase in jobs over the summer, and the second largest job gain over the year with 17,000 jobs.
If you’ve put off registering to vote, it’s too late now. The deadline was yesterday for this year’s election. Florida is one of two swing states with new citizen voter concentrations higher than the national average
The two vice presidential nominees will debate tomorrow night at Center College in Danville, Kentucky. Martha Radditz from ABC News will moderate.
And in playoff action, the A’s avoid a sweep by the Tigers winning 2-1, and the Giants avoid a sweep by winning 2-1 in ten innings.
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