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Week In Review: Obama Care, Flood Insurance and More...

OK, so you've had a busy week. Let Patch catch you up on all the highlights!

Obamacare Rates for Tampa Bay Starting to Come Out

Reports are showing that Tampa Bay area residents will pay less for coverage under Obamacare than their counterparts in Orlando and elsewhere. But, are the rates affordable?

Parents Cry Foul Over Ex-NFL Player’s Website

Lutz resident and former offensive lineman Brian Holloway has created a website calling out the 300 teens who allegedly trashed his Upstate New York home. Now parents are crying foul. Who do you think is right?

Authorities Investigating Armed Robbery at Area Hotel

The Sarasota Police Department is looking for a Hispanic male they say robbed the Marriott Inn in Sarasota Tuesday night.

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Watch Patch Editor Walk Through Howl-O-Scream Haunted House

Local Editor Ashley Reams donned a Scream Cam and whimpered her way through Death Water Bayou, a new haunted house at Busch Garden’s Howl-O-Scream 2013.

Homeowners Plan Rally Against Flood Insurance Rates

New rates that go into effect next week may soak budgets with policies that cost as much as $20,000 a year.

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Man Stabbed; Hit by Car in Road Rage Incident

A road rage incident Sunday evening resulted in a man being stabbed, then hit by a car on Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota. Authorities are searching two suspects in connection with the incident.


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