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Driver who backed up on Floridas Turnpike killed in fiery crash
Florida's Turnpike near the BeachLine was killed in an accident late Wednesday morning, troopers said. The fiery accident occurred about 10:50 a.m. at Mile Marker 255, prompting troopers to temporarily shut down all northbound lanes. According to ...
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Coast Guard Seizes $24M Worth of Cocaine
A U.S. Coast Guard surveillance aircraft from Air Station Miami and a Royal Netherlands Navy vessel recover 1,517 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea on June ...
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Fla. man indicted first-degree murder counts
OCALA, Fla. -- A grand jury has indicted an Ocala man on first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of three men over a video prank.The jury met for several hours Tuesday before issuing their indictment against 31-year-old Andrew Lobban. He's entered a written plea of not guilty.The Ocala Star Banner ( http://www.ittybittyurl.com/1k8v) reports the state has not said whether it will seek ...
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Girl 2 scalded in bathtub lost pieces of skin deputies say
A 2-year-old girl was brought to a hospital emergency room Tuesday night after being burned in a bathtub by scalding water so severely parts of her skin were reportedly floating in the water, according to a ...
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Nurses assistant arrested for trafficking prescription drugs
Jodie McElrath, an unemployed nurse's assistant, was charged with multiple counts of drug trafficking and prescription fraud (PHOTO/Sumter County Sheriff's ...
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Woman Begins Serving Sentence in Fatal Coral Gables Crash
Under the terms of her plea deal, Villanueva will be on probation for 15 years after serving her sentence. Villanueva will also have to donate to the anti-DUI foundation Mothers Against Drunk Driving, give to a scholarship in Ayala's name, and speak to young people several times a year about the perils of driving under the ...
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Florida man 87 shoots stepson in face for being a moocher police say
Police say an 87-year-old man in North Fort Myers shot his stepson in the face for being a "moocher." The Fort Myers News-Press reports that William Calvin Crow faces attempted murder and weapons charges after shooting at Craig Barton, who survived the June 11 attack. Crow told investigators he was tired of Barton being a "moocher" and was upset over his stepson's heavy ...
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Biologists race to solve mysterious mass animal deaths in Florida lagoon
This view, captured from the Space Shuttle Atlantis (oriented with north to the right), shows the John F. Kennedy Space Center. At the far right is Mosquito Lagoon and to the left is the Banana ...
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Davie teacher accused of child abuse
Davie school teacher has been charged with child abuse for allegedly restraining an intellectually and physically handicapped student and lying on top of him, according to ...
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Resident challenges residency of St. Petersburg candidates Rice and Mckalip
ST. PETERSBURG -- The former president of the St. Petersburg Democratic Club wants two City Council candidates blocked from the Aug. 27 primary ballot. James Donelon is accusing District 4 council candidates, Darden Rice and Dr. David McKalip, of filing a "false oath of candidate in violation of the St. Petersburg City Charter." The city's charter requires candidates to sign an ...
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LeBrons headband becomes Internet sensation after Miami wins Game 6
fell to the ground during a dunk. James's staple headband has become something of an NBA inside joke as fans have witnessed how the player has moved it back throughout his career as he "attempts to hide a receding hairline." But last night with 8:59 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Tim Duncan knocked the band off James's head during a dunk and he was forced to finish the ...
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2 bodies found at Fla. art school
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- West Palm Beach Police are investigating after two bodies were found on the campus of a prestigious art school.The bodies found Wednesday have not been identified but a school district spokesman said one of the victims was a school custodian. Police did not say whether a crime occurred in the building and only stressed it was a death investigation. The investigation ...
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Getting Nutrition In LTC Facilities Right - Interview In Advance Of The Long-Term Care CXO Summit 25-26 July 2013 Florida
Staci Vetrovsky of Nutrition Care Systems, Inc., a solution provider company at the marcus evans Long-Term Care CXO Summit Fall 2013, on why LTC facilities need to focus more ...
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Deputies Man in construction hat robs bank
Deputies said he displayed a handgun and shoved a customer out of the way and demanded money from the clerk. The suspect fled on foot and was last seen heading northwest. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimeline at ...
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Hotline Miami 2 Officially Announced Teaser Trailer Released
Hotline Miami took the gaming world by storm. The game ended up on many best-of 2012 lists for its fast-paced ultra-violent gameplay and its mesmerizing 80s soundtrack. ...
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St. Petersburg police killer Nicholas Lindsey may be resentenced next month
LARGO -- Nicholas Lindsey has been given a tentative July 26 court date for his attorneys to argue that he should be sentenced to less than life in prison for killing St. Petersburg police Officer David S. Crawford. The Pinellas-Pasco Public Defender's Office will represent Lindsey, 18, in his re-sentencing hearing, and attorney John Swisher asked for three months to prepare. State ...
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OfficeMax wants tax breaks to stay in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- OfficeMax Inc. is asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state after the office supply chain's merger with Office Depot Inc. is complete.OfficeMax CEO Ravi Saligram and state Sen. Tom Cullerton made their pitch Tuesday during a hearing on the state's pension crisis. Cullerton is a Villa Park Democrat and is ...
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Former north NJ man charged in infant sons death
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A former northern New Jersey man stands accused of causing his infant son's death last year.Bergen County prosecutors say 32-year-old Michael Marrara Jr. was charged with aggravated manslaughter, child endangerment and hindering apprehension. A former Fort Lee resident who now lives in Boca Raton, Fla., Marrara turned himself on Tuesday.The charges stem from the death ...
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Fla. group seeks to build support for gay marriage
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A group that supports same-sex marriage in Florida isn't confident an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling will nullify the state's gay marriage ban and is preparing a public opinion campaign while waiting for the court to decide.Equality Florida said it is starting a new effort to increase support among Floridians for gay marriage. Executive director Nadine Smith ...
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Judge reads charge against George Zimmerman to jurors
A Florida judge read the formal charge against George Zimmerman on Wednesday to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if the neighborhood watch volunteer committed murder when he shot an unarmed Trayvon ...
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Amazon May Bring 3000 Jobs to Florida
Amazon has a saying it teaches all its new employees: Work hard. Have fun. Make history. But working hard at one of the retail giant's "fulfillment centers" isn't always all that fun, according to news reports. It can be physically grueling and mentally stressful. Some warehouses don't have air-conditioning. Several reports have described them as sweatshops. State ...
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Duncan and Ginobili mourn Game Six defeat to Miami Heat
"Bad. Very bad. It's a tough moment. We were a few moments from winning the championship, and we let it go. I have no clue how we're going to be re energized. I'm devastated but we have to. There's no game eight afterwards. We're going to have to play our best game, even better than today. Shoot better, better defense, less turnovers in my case, but yeah, ...
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Program allows Eastside High to offer AP computer science
In this Feb. 22, 2013 file photo, students stand outside Eastside High School in Gainesville. A new Advanced Placement STEM Access program will allow EHS students to take AP computer science in the ...
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I-75 northbound lanes briefly blocked by traffic crash
The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 were briefly closed at Mile Marker 387 - south of Northwest 39th Avenue - because of a traffic crash late Wednesday ...
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Residents facing foreclosure have more time to get legal help
Low- to moderate-income residents have until July 31 to seek help from Three Rivers Legal Services through the program funded by a $25 billion settlement between the five largest banks and attorneys general in 49 states with the federal government.Three Rivers, a nonprofit corporation serving 17 North Florida counties, is able to help with foreclosure defenses, alternatives to foreclosure and ...
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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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