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When traveling from anywhere in North Florida, you are going to need a car. Our area doesn’t have the city infrastructure you find in the Northern cities, so renting a car is essential.

Florida’s car rental agency is a local dealer we recommend, because they have a selection of used cars you can rent. From Thrify to Dollar, they shop around and find the lowest price on rentals.

For us it’s convenient because we live in Gainesville and we have to fly out of Jacksonville, Tampa, or Orlando and we’re often renting a car 1-way so that we don’t have to pay money to park our car at the airport which can cost upwards of $20/day.

Tampa TPA rental cars at airport are really convenient because you don’t have to go to a remote location to pickup and drop off your car. One time we were in Miami and had to return our car, and the car rental agency was basically in the ghetto which made it a pretty traumatic experience.

As far as the Tampa TAP area, there are some pretty good Tampa attractions if you’re coming into town. We recommend checking out Busch Gardens, they have some pretty cool airports.

Again, though, definitely shop around for rental cars, it can save you time and money.

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A Silver Alert was issued last weekend for 66-year-old David Reiser. He had last been heard from at about 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 when he spoke to a friend via cell phone.

Alachua County Sheriffís Office spokesman Lt. Steve Maynard said Detective Sheryl

Strickland was notified on Thursday that Reiserís green van was found in a parking lot at the Jacksonville airport but there was no one inside the van.

Maynard said Strickland was at the airport on Friday morning planning to poll ticket agents and others at the airport to see if anyone could recall seeing Reiser, but first she decided to take another look at the van and was accompanied by officers from

Jacksonville area agencies when she approached it at about 10 a.m.

ìShe (Strickland) was able to look through the tinted windows and saw a man sleeping

in the back of the van,î Maynard said. ìShe tapped on the glass and spoke to him through the closed window when he woke up, but he did not appear to understand what she was saying. He reached for a handgun and pointed it toward the detective and she took cover.î

After hearing a single gunshot, Strickland and the other officers with her called for backup from a specialized team that carried a ballistic shield as they approached the van. Inside the officers found Rieser dead, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Maynard said. Reiserís remains were taken to the medical examinerís office in Jacksonville for an autopsy.

The Jacksonville Sheriffís Office and Jacksonville Airport Authority are investigating the fatal shooting.