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UPDATE: Teen found safe after Missing Child Alert

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BRADENTON, Fla. — UPDATE: FDLE said 17-year-old Gisselle Diaz-Maldonado was found safe in Fort Lauderdale.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said 17-year-old Gisselle Diaz-Maldonado, who was last seen in Bradenton and may be traveling toward the Oakland Park area.

Authorities said she was last seen wearing a purple shirt and black and white ripped jeans in the area of the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Avenue East in Bradenton.

Officials believe she may be in the company of a male, possibly traveling in a black two-door Honda.

The alert was upgraded due to an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact police.

Challenges over Florida's school bus and school speed zone camera face setbacks as legal battles continue

Cameras catching drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses or speed through school zones are generating millions of citations across Florida — and a growing wave of legal challenges.

Legal challenges over school bus and school speed zone cameras hit roadblocks