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Florida siblings, ages 10 and 11, stopped while driving mom's car on freeway 200 miles from home

Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away to California drove 200 miles (320 kilometers) in their mother's car before they were stopped by sheriff's deputies on an interstate highway, authorities said.

WHEC Rochester's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Missing 10-year-old Florida boy steals mom’s car for 200-mile joyride with sister

    Headline from New York Post ·

  2. Newest

    Florida siblings, ages 10 and 11, stopped while driving mom's car on freeway 200 miles from home

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Missing 10-year-old Florida boy steals mom’s car for 200-mile joyride with sister (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    A 10-year-old boy and his 11-year-old sister stole their mom’s car and went on an early-morning joyride before they were caught more than 200 miles away from their Florida home, according to police…

  2. Jalopnik

    Florida Ten-Year-Old Steals Mom’s Car For 200-Mile Road Trip (opens Jalopnik)

    Published

    Jalopnik's feed description

    Unsurprisingly, the kids' mom didn’t press charges when the boy and his 11-year-old sister went for an adventure

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Florida siblings, ages 10 and 11, stopped while driving mom's car on freeway 200 miles from home (opens WHEC Rochester)

    Published

    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away to California drove 200 miles (320 kilometers) in their mother's car before they were stopped by sheriff's deputies on an interstate highway, authorities said.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Florida siblings, ages 10 and 11, stopped while driving mom's car on freeway 200 miles from home - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

    Published

    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away to California drove 200 miles (320 kilometers) in their mother’s car before they were stopped by sheriff’s deputies on an interstate highway, authorities said.

  5. The Guardian

    Runaway Florida siblings, 10 and 11, stopped after driving 200 miles in mother’s car (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Two children stopped on interstate highway attempting to run away to California after mother confiscated girl’s electronics

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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