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Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested in probation violation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested for a probation violation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.Broadcast reports say a Broward County judge ordered Johnson jailed until he posts a $1,000 bond. Another hearing was set for June 3. An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month when Johnson failed to meet ...
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Priority Health Bells Palsy
Bell's Palsy is an inflammation of the facial nerve (cranial nerve #7 - CNVII) that causes a sudden weakness in the muscles of the face. It can make half of the patient's face appear to droop. Smiles are one-sided or one eye might not close. Blinking, drooling and other movements on the face are also affected. Bell's palsy, also known as facial palsy, can occur at any age. ...
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Gas leak at Rollins College closes Fairbanks Ave.
WINTER PARK -- A gas leak at Rollins College has evacuated at least one building and closed a portion of Fairbanks Avenue. Winter Park Police said a construction crew hit the line at a construction site near the Archibald Greenville Bush Science Center. Eastbound Fairbanks Avenue around the college has been closed. School is currently not in session and no students are on campus. However, ...
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Patient shot at Florida Dialysis Center of Orlando
ORLANDO -- A man receiving treatment at the Florida Dialysis Center of Orlando has been rushed to a local hospital after police say a woman walked in during his treatment and shot him. Orlando Police said the shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. inside the dialysis center, located ...
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Anomaly delays Delta IV launch to Thursday
CAPE CANAVERAL -- The launch of a Delta IV rocket has been delayed one day after an anomaly was found during a test. United Launch Alliance said the rocket carrying the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-5) satellite for the U.S. Air Force will now launch Thursday, May 23. The agency said during acceptance testing for another mission, an avionics box that controls the Delta booster RS-68 engine ...
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Town hall meeting for Daytona North set for Thursday
BUNNELL -- Residents in the Daytona North area of County are invited to a town hall meeting. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 23 at the Hidden Trails Community Center, which is located ...
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Gov. Scott axes $400M from state budget
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had a tough time winning cooperation this past year from the Republican-led Legislature, struck back on Monday by vetoing nearly $400 million from the state's new ...
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Fla. gov. vetoes nearly $400 million from budget
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had a tough time winning cooperation this past year from the Republican-led Legislature, struck back on Monday by vetoing nearly $400 million from the state's new ...
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Shooting at Orlando dialysis center wounds one
Orlando police remove vehicle from scene of shooting Monday morning at the Florida Dialysis Center of Orlando near the corner of 34th Street and South Rio Grande ...
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Chad Johnson Ordered Back to Jail for Probation Violation
Johnson, 35, was ordered into Broward Sheriff's Office custody under $1,000 bond during a hearing Monday. Prosecutors had asked that he serve 60 days behind ...
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Poodle owner hit by car while trying to save pet
FORT LAUDERDALE— A woman trying to save her poodle from being sruck by traffic in front of her home Sunday was hit by a car that did not remain at the ...
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Davie fire called suspicious
Davie— Authorities on Monday continued to investigate a suspected arson fire that damaged an occupied trailer home in the 500 block of Southwest 132nd Avenue.The fire broke out Sunday morning, and was spotted by a neighbor, said Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle. The occupants fled the home, firefighters responded and no one was injured, he said.Both the state and city fire marshals are ...
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Miami-Dade Scores Big Share Of State Dollars
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - Miami-Dade was the big winner when it came to state money handed out to counties after Gov. Scott signed the new $74.5 billion budget on Monday. Miami-Dade will receive more than $1.7 billion, about 65 percent more than the county with the next-largest share, Broward, which took in a shade over $1.05 billion. Rounding out the top 10 for state funds were ...
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Fla. woman charged with Haitian visa fraud
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A South Florida woman has been charged with visa fraud after authorities say she falsely promised 143 Haitians and told the federal government there were jobs waiting for them in the U.S.Prosecutors say 59-year-old Jetta McPhee of Tamarac prepared a fake contract claiming a U.S. company needed construction workers under the H-2B guest worker visa program. The workers ...
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Long-term care Medicaid patients start enrolling
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Phone counselors are now available to help long-term care Medicaid recipients choose their health plans.State health officials say the call centers went live Monday. Long-term care Medicaid recipients can call the hotline and ask questions about what doctors and medications are covered in different plans.The counselor can also enroll them in a plan. Recipients have until ...
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Do the Indiana Pacers have what it takes to beat the Miami Heat
San Antonio's blowout Game One win on Sunday , the Eastern Conference Finals will start Wednesday night with the Pacers acting as huge underdogs compared to the Heat.Wait, hold up, this series isn't starting until Wednesday? This seems a tad unnecessary. Are the Eastern Conference Finals being scheduled by the same people who determine how long the hiatus in between "Breaking ...
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Florida City Wonders Who Won Powerball
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million--the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn't Matthew Bogel. On Sunday, he loaded groceries into his car after shopping at the Publix. He shook his head when asked about the jackpot. "It's crazy, isn't it?" he ...
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Woman Bit Boyfriends Penis After He Refused Sex Authorities
According to the affidavit, Harrison and her boyfriend, who have been together for three years and have an infant together, were in bed when Harrison wanted to have sex and started touching her mate, who ...
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Alabama mans class ring found decades later
FLORENCE, Ala. -- Rick Shayne Fossett loved wearing his wife's class ring."When Rick and I started dating, he always wore my class ring," his widow, Lola Fossett, said. "He'd say, 'I had a class ring in high school and I loved it, but I lost it.' So I said 'you can have mine,' and he wore it on his pinky. He always kept it on, all the way until he ...
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Deputies Bartender 3 patrons sliced by angry man
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. -- A 50-year-old man is accused of attacking four people with a fillet knife in an Indian Rocks Beach bar.The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/YUnQ0o) reports James Klingbeil was at the Red Lion Pub at closing time Sunday when the bartender refused to sell him alcohol because he was intoxicated.Pinellas County deputies say Klingbeil walked to a nearby store, bought a ...
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1 dead another hurt in Brevard crash
BREVARD COUNTY -- One person was killed and another seriously injured in a single car crash in Brevard County Sunday night. The crash happened around 9:30 pm. on Babcock Street near the intersection of Buffer Preserve Drive in Palm Bay. The Florida Highway Patrol said a car driven by 56-year-old Michael Hill of Palm Bay was traveling north on Babcock Street and got distracted by his ...
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Zephyrhills anxious to learn jackpot winner
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The ticket was bought the Publix at Zephyr Commons on Gall ...
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Statewide hurricane exercise pays homage to Bob Lay
The state's annual hurricane exercise Monday is paying homage to fallen Emergency Management Director Bob Lay, who died in January 2012. ...
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Man Opened Fire Outside Girlfriends Little Havana Eatery Cops
A man is facing an aggravated assault charge after police say he fired several shots outside his girlfriend's Little Havana restaurant early Monday ...
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A weeks worth of South Florida summer fun
MIAMI - Summer is when the stream of tourists to South Florida slows, deterred by hot, wet weather and the threat of hurricanes. It's when rates at beachfront hotels plummet, spas and restaurants offer special deals, traffic eases and locals can enjoy discount staycations. But how can we spend those leisure days when we've logged out of the office email and need an alternate source of ...
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The Pier in danger after decades of memories and pictures
Advocates for The Pier want it to be renovated and restored in its current form, kept as the tourist attraction it is, while city officials feel it would be more economical and feasible to tear it down and replace it with a new structure. The advocates for The Pier want us to decide.
The Pier, as it is called by St Petersburg residents, or the St Petersburg Pier, as it is known nationally and even internationally, is one of the major landmarks of the city and a seminal tourist attraction and has been visited by tens of millions of people during the course of its existence, but it may soon be demolished and replaced, which has courted the anger of many residents. Read more
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