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HLA LEHIGH BEARS BEWARE-TRX-VO

RIGHT NOW AT FIVE.

HLB TEACHER EVALS SNAFU-TRX-VO

POOR PERFORMANCE.

A FIRST OF IT'S KIND TEACHER GRADING SYSTEM IS FILLED THE ERRORS.

HLC SALVATION ARMY MIMI GOLD COIN-TRX-SOTVO

18:00 we'd love to hear stories about mimi. We all feel like we know her a little bit 6

A RARE COIN WORTH A LOT OF MONEY SHOWED UP ONCE AGAIN IN A SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE.

FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ARE GETTING A DESCRIPTION OF THE MYSTERY MAN.

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LEHIGH BEARS BEWARE-2SH-PUSH-SS-TURN-BOXES

BEARS FROM THE BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESEVERE ARE ON THE MOVE TONIGHT --

MANY CHOOSING LEHIGH ACRES AS THEIR NEW HOME.

GOOD EVENING I'M PETER BUSCH.

AND I'M KELLIE BURNS.

A TREND STATE WILDLIFE OFFICERS SAY POSES A DANGER FOR THE BEARS AND ANYONE WHO CROSSES THEIR PATH.

THIS IS A LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF CALLS FROM LEHIGH ACRES ALONE.

THERE'S BEEN 83 REPORTS --

THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CALLS IN THE STATE.

EACH ONE OF THESE MARKS REPRESENTS A BEAR THAT IS NOW TAGGED.

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Here in Lehigh acres,

Palmetto berries from bushes like this are one of bears favorite food sources.

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Peggy Benstine

Lehigh Acres resident

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Angeline Scotten

FWC Wildlife Assistance Biologist

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There's a lot of trends Peggy Benstine has noticed in her Lehigh acres neighborhood.

Sot Peggy Benstine, Lehigh Acres resident There aren't a lot of people out here, there's a lot of foreclosed homes, there's a lot of brush."

All things that are attracting a new population.

A population of black bears.

Sot Angeline Scotten, Fwc Wildlife Assistance Biologist " we're seeing an increase in bear numbers and were also seeing an increase in bear movement, most of the bears from Lehigh are coming up from big cypress, and Lehigh's not the oly one, the state as a sole has seen a lot of bear issues this year."

The bears are coming for one reason: food.

Sot Angeline

" bears go forecasting 5,000 calories a day to in the fall- 20,000. They're using to put on weight of Floridas really not so hard winter. They have the same instincts as bears up north do."

And why hunt- when foods is readily available.

Sot Angeline

"It's easy, the garbage cans not secure, it's quiet, there's jolting bothering the bear, in a sense they're pretty smart to come in and look for easy food."

It's up to humans to teach bears- that digging rough t he trash is not ok.

Sot Angeline

We just want to remind them that being in an urban area is not good for you."

The hope- they'll go back home on their own.

Sot Angeline

" it's really not a good option to trap the bear, because bears will often come back."

The best method- eliminate their food source by securing trash and pet food.

It's something this residents already done.

Her advice?

Sot Peggy

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Today Fwc went door to door in Lehigh handing out these pamphlets about bears and what to do to recent them from staying in your neighborhood.

DUNN SENTENCING PHASE-OC-BOXES

LIFE OR DEATH.

A LEE COUNTY JURY IS DEBATING THAT RIGHT NOW.

ROBERT DUNN MURDERED HIS WIFE INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE BACK IN 2008.

NOW JURORS RECOMMEND TO WHETHER THE KILLER SHOULD SERVE LIFE IN PRISON OR BE PUT TO DEATH.

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Bob lee- assistant state attorney "Cold, calculating, and premeditated."

Three words prosecutors say prove this crime deserves the death penalty.

For two hours Today, prosecutors describe a specific plan and Dunns behavior leading up to day Christine Dunn was shot and killed inside the Cape Coral daycare. where she was working. Staff and young children seeing it all, many of them testifying at trial.

Bob Lee- assistant state attorney: "this is not just ba bam. This is bam, she falls, he moves, and fires again."

The defense says Robert Dunn is the victim of a failed system that didnt properly diagnose and help him with mental health issues. Defense attorney David Brener gave 99 reasons why the jury should spare Dunns life.

DUNN SENTENCING PHASE-REM-1

MEDSTAR AUDIT REPORTABLE-VO-OC

THE AUDITO OF THE LEE COUNTY MEDSTAR PROGRAM IS OUT.'

AND WE NOW KNOW LEE COUNTY HAS REFUNDED NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO PATIENTS INNAPPROPRIATELY BILLED FOR USING THE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR HELICOPTER.

NOW THE CLERK SAYS THE COUNTY NEEDS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER THE PLAN TO PRIVATIZE AT LEAST PART OF THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

TEACHER EVALS SNAFU-OC

THE STATE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NEW EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR TEACHERS.

FLORIDA'S INTERIM EDUCATION COMMISSIONER SAYS THE EARLY GLITCHES IN THE DISTRICT RANKINGS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO DITCH THE STYSTEM.

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WHEN NADER KHABBAZ AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO LEE COUNTY.

THE ATTRACTION WAS THE PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

That's the reason we moved out of the old city we used to live in.

SO WHEN HE LEARNED 96.9 PERCENT OF TEACHERS HERE ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE OR EFFECTIVE.

HE FELT THE MOVE PAID OFF.

We're really happy about the results.

COLLIER COUNTY HAD 99.6 PERCENT EFFECTIVE OR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY HAD 100 PERCENT EFFECTIVE.

THESE RESULTS ARE THE NEW VERSION. AFTER THE STATE TOOK DOWN IT'S ORIGINAL RESULTS TO FIX DUPLICATIONS.

It's all really ridiculous. They need to step back, they need to re-evaluate this, and not go any further with it.

DONNA MUTZENARD WITH THE LEE COUNTY TEACHERS UNION SAYS THE UNION HAS ASKED FOR STATE LEADERS TO SLOW THE PROCESS.

BUT THAT IDEA WAS SHOT DOWN.

SHE CALLS THIS SYSTEM FLAWED.

It doesn't reflect what they do everyday. It doesn't reflect the value that they have in that school.

THESE LATEST RESULTS DID NOT CHANGE MUCH FROM WEDNESDAYS RELEASE.

LEE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR JOSEPH BURKE SAYS THE NUMBERS ARE CLOSE TO WHAT THEY PREDICTED.

HE DIDN'T EXPECT THE PROCESS TO BE PERFECT THE FIRST TIME OUT.

When it becomes high stakes, in terms of teacher compensation, teacher salary, that kind if thing, we really need to have it right.

MUTZENARD SUGGESTS PARENTS NOT FOCUS ON THESE NUMBERS AND DO THEIR OWN GRADING.

SOMETHING THIS PARENT IS ALREADY DOING.

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WE ALSO CONTACTED COLLIER COUNTY FOR COMMENT.

IN AN EMAIL THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS IN REGARDS TO THE EARLY GLITCHES, SHE RECOGNIZES THESE KINDS OF THINGS MAY EXIST. AND THAT THE DISTRICT IS EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE RESULTS OF ITS TEACHERS.

ROWLES IN COURT-SS-BOXES

HORRIFYING DETAILS IN THE TRIAL OF A TEEN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS OWN MOTHER.

PROSECUTORS SAY JONATHAN ROWLES WAS ONLY 13 WHEN

KILLED HIS MOTHER KELLY ANN AS SHE WATCHED T-V.

N-B-C TWO'S RICK RITTER WAS IN COURT FOR THE EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY --

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WE HEARD FROM DEPUTIES AS WELL AS ONE OF THE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS WHO WERE ALL ON THAT BLOODY SCENE TWO YEARS AGO.

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Thomas Horsman/CCSO = 0:12

Kevin Ward/CCSO = 0:40

A 22 CALIBER RIFLE.

PHOTOS OF A LIVING ROOM FILLED WITH FURNITURE.

BOTH HELP TELL THE TALE OF 39 YEAR OLD KELLY ANN ROWLES BEING SHOT TO DEATH WHILE WATCHING TV IN HER EAST NAPLES HOME.

Deputy Thomas Horsman/CCSO/22:40:11 "She was laying on her back, in front of the chair, appeared unconscious to me."

JOHNATHAN ROWLES WAS JUST 13 WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED HIS MOTHER.

DAY TWO OF THE TRIAL CONTINUED TODAY, WITH DEPUTIES TAKING THE STAND TO DESCRIBE WHAT THEY SAW ON THAT CRIME SCENE TWO YEARS AGO.

Deputy Thomas Horsman/CCSO22:39:36 "To the right I noticed a rifle, it was in a chair.the rifle."

ONE SPOKE TO THE THEN 13 YEAR OLD JUST MINUTES AFTER THE SHOOTING.

Kevin Ward/CCSO/22:43:54 "He said he was in his bedroom, he heard somebody at the front door, next thing he heard was a gunshot."

ROWLES LATER CHANGED THAT STORY, TELLING DETECTIVES HE WAS PLAYING WITH HIS FATHERS RIFLE AND SHOT HIS MOTHER BY ACCIDENT.

Kevin Ward/22:44:40 "He asked me if his mom was dead and I told him yes.

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RICK TAG

HESS LOTTERY THEFT-trx(3)SS

A BURGLAR IN LEE COUNTY IS REALLY TRYING TO PRESS HIS LUCK.

DEPUTIES SAY THIS MAN IS PART OF AT LEAST TWO RECENT BURGLARIES IN FORT MYERS.

GAS STATION SMASH AND GRAB VO-VOTOPS

AND CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO WE GOT FROM A GAS STATION IN CAPE CORAL WHERE A THIEF SLAMMED HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT DOOR.

IT HAPPENED AT OFF PINE ISLAND EARLY YESTERDAY.

HE THEN GRABS CIGARETTES AND LOTTERY TICKETS AND STUFFS THEM IN A MILK CRATE.

IT'S UNCLEAR IF THE TWO ARE RELATED.

FMB PEARL HARBOR CEREMONY-VO-WIPE

71 YEARS AGO TODAY.AMERICA WAS ATTACKED BY THE JAPANESE IN PEARL HARBOR.THRUSTING THE COUNTRY INTO WORLD WAR TWO.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY HONORED THOSE WHO DIED ON THAT INFAMOUS DAY.

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

A FLAG WAS HOISTED OVER FORT MYERS BEACH.

IT FLEW OVER THE U-S-S ARIZONA LAST YEAR --

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SOT: Jim Clawson, WWII Vet "I'm very appreciative of people recognizing and remembering because somethings tend to drift away and are forgotten."

FM BASIN RIVER BASIN RIBBON CUTTING-REM-LIVE

PHASE ONE OF THE DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY HAPPENED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.

THE MORE THAN FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS THE FIRST STEP OF BRINGING THE VISION OF THE DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT PLAN TO REALITY.

HOLIDAY HOUSE-VO-WIPE

TONIGHT IS THE FIRST NIGHT THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO THE HISTORIC BURROUGHS AND LANGFORD KINGSTON HOMES IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

FOR THE 56TH YEAR BOTH HOMES ARE DECKED OUT WITH HOLIDAY DÉCOR.

THIS YEAR'S THEME 'CHRISTMAS FROM AROUND THE WORLD' SHOWCASES CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OFFERING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

HOLIDAY HOUSE-SOT-SS

"Santa will be her every night from five to nine.Bring your camera, bring lots of friends and come on down."

THE HOLIDAY HOUSE IS OPEN UNTIL THE 23RD.

NBC2 GIVING TREE-VO-SS

WE'VE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO RETURN GIFTS FOR THE N-B-C TWO FORT MYERS KIWANIS GIVING TREE TO SUNDAY.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS SEASON - FOR A LONELY SENIOR IN OUR AREA.

HEAD TO ANY PERKINS RESTAURANT IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

TAKE A TAG OFF THE TREE, PURCHASE THE GIFT, WRAP AND RETURN IT WITH THE TAG TO PERKINS BY SUNDAY.

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IT HAPPENS EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

A MYSTERIOUS COIN IN THE MEMORY OF MIMI SHOWS UP IN A SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE.

TONIGHT --

WE ARE GETTING THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF THE MYSTERY MAN --

AND WHY SOME PEOPLE WOULD LOVE TO MEET HIM.

AND IT'S THE HOSPITAL THEY DESERVE.

TZ1 A) SALVATION ARMY MIMI GOLD COIN-VO-WIPE

TZ1 B) CAPE VA CLINIC DEDICATION-VOTOPS

TZ1 C) WEATHER TEASE-STC

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ROBERT WX OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

WARM WEATHER CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND

The warm afternoon and increased humidity will lead to a few showers again tonight and tomorrow. Patchy fog will likely form again tonight - especially where some of the isolated showers are occurring now.

As we start this next weekend in December we are still looking at 82 - 84 degrees each day. You might also notice that the humidity has been creeping up, and this weekend it will feel a lot more like pre-summer weather than "winter" weather in Florida.

A few showers are popping up on radar this evening and tomorrow we will likely track isolated or scattered showers in the afternoon as well. Our sea breeze will kick in by midday and help with the formation of some clouds and the errant shower on Saturday. I would plan on about a 30% chance for showers to develop tomorrow.

The weather maps look a little quieter for us on Sunday, but it will still be warm. The high will hit 84 degrees to end out the weekend.

Looking into next week we see a cold front arriving on Tuesday. In advance of this front we will see increasing clouds and a chance for showers both Tuesday and Wednesday. It doesn't appear that this next front will cool us off, but the chance for showers does go up. It's been a very dry stretch of weather here since November, so the arrival of any and all rain showers should be welcome news!

CAPE VA CLINIC DEDICATION-2SHOT-TURN

SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING -- CAPE CORAL GETS A BRAND NEW, MULTI MILLION DOLLAR V-A CLINIC.

TODAY, VETERANS HELPED DEDICATE THE BUILDING -- WHICH WILL START SEEING PATIENTS IN JUST TEN DAYS.

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WITH OLE' GLORY LOOKING OVER ---

THIS RIBBON CUTTING IN CAPE CORAL -- REAFFIRMS AN AMERICAN PROMISE TO ALL WHO'VE BRAVELY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY.

0945 "it has been a long time coming."

VIETNAM VETERAN HARVEY CHARTER -- WAS JUST ONE OF HUNDREDS -- WHO WANTED A FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS' NEWEST, 60 MILLION DOLLAR ADDITION.

THEY TELL US -- the 220-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING REPRESENTS A GIANT LEAP FORWARD.

0926 "i've been with the VA since 1972. It was terrible back at that time."

"one of the big differences between this Cape Coral clinic and the old one in Fort Myers. Is this. An operating room. They have 8 here. They didn't have any in Fort Myers."

0733 "it is the commitment of the American people, Congress, and the VA -- these are services our veterans quickly earned."

DOCTOR ROBERT JESSE -- EXPLAINS VETERANS CAN ACCESS EVERYTHING FROM PRIMARY TO DENTAL CARE INSIDE THE FACILITY.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT -- FOR CAPE CORAL'S MAYOR.

0622 Our veterans not only saved our country. They saved the world. Anything we can do for them is not enough."

SULLIVAN SAYS -- HE HOPES THE NEW OUTPATIENT CLINIC SPURS DEVELOPMENT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA -- NOW NAMED THE VETERANS INVESTMENT ZONE.

FOR THOSE -- WHO'VE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR TODAY --

THEY SAY THESE WORDS NEVER SOUNDED SWEETER.

RED SOX TICKETS ON SALE-VO-SS

THIS WOULD BE A NICE STOCKING STUFFER.

RED SOX SPRING TRAINING TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 10 OCLOCK TOMORROW MORNING.

WE FOUND PEOPLE CAMPING OUT EARLIER THIS WEEK AT JETBLUE PARK.

SOME HAD BEEN THERE SINCE LAST SATURDAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THE TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD AT THE STADIUM.

TWINS AND RAYS FANS WILL HAVE TO WAIT A BIT LONGER.

STRIDES FOR EDUCATION-SS-BNR

A REMINDER YOU CAN HELP DESERVING STUDENTS GO TO COLLEGE!

TOMMORROW IS THE ANNUAL 'STRIDES FOR EDUCATION' 5K WALK-RUN.

IT STARTS AT 8 AM ON THE LEE COUNTY FGCU CAMPUS.

NBC2'S HEATHER TURCO WILL EMCEE THE EVENT.

REGISTRATION IS $25 PER PERSON.

PROCEEDS GO TO 'TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN'.

SERVICE DOG FENCE-VO-WIPE

AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CRASH THAT LEFT HER WITH SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE.

IT'S A STORY NBC2 COVERED EXTENSIVELY -- NOW, SHE'S ABOUT TO GET A MUCH NEEDED SERVICE DOG THANKS TO THE KINDNESS OF OTHERS.

VOLUNTEERS RIPPED OUT AND INSTALLED A NEW FENCE THAT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR HANNAH GRANT TO GET THAT DOG NEXT WEEK.

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37:07 it's gonna give her companiionship , it's goint to help them if something happens to hannah if they're not around37:17

HANNAH WAS ON HER WAY TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY BACK IN 2007 WHEN SOMEONE RAN A RED LIGHT AND SLAMMED INTO THE CAR SHE WAS RIDING IN.

WE'RE TOLD HANNAH AND HER FAMILY COULDN'T BE THERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE HAD TO GO UP TO TAMPA FOR TREATMENT.

TEASE TWO-2SHOT

FOR YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE SALVATION ARMY'S RED KETTLES.

A COIN WITH A NOTE.

TONIGHT WE ARE GETTING A NEW CLUE ABOUT WHO MAY BE DROPPING THE RARE COINS IN BUCKETS AROUND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

AND ALL NEW AT SIX--

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TZ2 B) DAVE ELIAS SU TEASE-SOTTOPS

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SALVATION ARMY MIMI GOLD COIN-2SHOT

FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS SOMEONE HAS ANONYMOUSLY DROPPED A RARE COIN IN THE SALVATION ARMY'S ICONIC RED KETTLE BUCKETS IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE NAMED MIMI.

NBC-2'S LEIGH DANA TRACKED DOWN THE BELL RINGER WHO'S BUCKET IT FELL INTO --

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SHERMAN SCOTT HAS STOOD OUTSIDE THE LEHIGH ACRES WALMART FOR WELL OVER A MONTH.

merry christmas

RINGING HIS BELL -

OFFERING OTHERS SOME CHRISTMAS CHEER

IN HOPES OF SOME SMALL TOKEN IN RETURN.

30:44 it was shocking

THIS WEEK - HE GOT MORE THAN THAT.

sherman scott/ bell ringer

31:30 I can recall a guy. I thought it was a check he was putting into my bucket.

A COIN - A GOLD ONE TO BE EXACT

105 YEARS OLD AND VALUED AT $1,700.

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this is the 8th year in a row someone has donated and dropped off one of the gold coins into one of southwest florida's red kettle buckets.

THE SALVATION ARMY BELIEVES THEY'RE COMING FROM THE SAME PERSON.

LIKE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE COIN, WRAPPED WITH A HANDWRITTEN NOTE - READS: "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MIMI"

sarah clarke, salvation army

17:55 We would love to know who it is. If the person would ever want to contact us and sit down. I'm sure we'd love to hear stories about mimi. We all feel like we know her."

SCOTT *THINKS* HE MIGHT REMEMBER WHO IT COULD BE.

31:49 white male, in his 40's. 5'7-5'8. Red hair.

AND FROM NOW ON -

HE'S PAYING EVEN CLOSER ATTENTION TO WHO DROPS A LITTLE CHRISTMAS KINDESS IN HIS KETTLE.

32:48 I hope he comes back. I'll be watching out.

HOPING TO SOLVE A MYSTERY EIGHT YEARS IN THE MAKING.

SALVATION ARMY MIMI GOLD COIN-OCTAG

THERE ARE 19 DAYS LEFT FOR THE RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN.

SO FAR THE SALVATION ARMY IS ONLY AT 34 PERCENT OF REACHING ITS GOAL OF 720 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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A SAD AND BIZARRE TWIST RELATED TO KATE MIDDLETON'S PREGNANCY.

THE NURSE ON DUTY WHEN PRINCESS KATHERINE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL--

REMEMBER SHE TOOK THAT PRANK CALL FROM TWO RADIO PERSONALITIES--

PRETENDING TO BE QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE CHARLES--

SHE KILLED HERSELF TODAY!

AND THE STATE SPENDS 5-MILLION DOLARS TO BUY A NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM

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