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Ex-smoker Hopes Verdict Will Buy A Lung Transplant

When Cindy Naugle Took The Witness Stand In Her Lawsuit Against Tobacco Company Philip Morris Usa, She Toted An Oxygen Bottle And Had To Pause A Few Minutes To Catch Her Breath... more »

Nov/20/09 1:44 PM

By (AP) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

Wedel’s 15 Lift Drake Past Georgia St 65-58

Ryan Wedel Had 15 Points And Seth Vandeest Added 13 To Lead Drake To A 65-58 Victory Over Georgia State At The Glenn Wilkes Classic On Friday Joe Dukes Scored... more »

Nov/20/09 1:27 PM

By (AP) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

Times Publishing Agrees To Sell Governing Magazine

The Times Publishing Co Has Agreed To Sell Governing Magazine To A California Media Company, Four Months After It Sold Congressional Quarterly The Washington,... more »

Nov/20/09 12:56 PM

By (AP) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

6 Arrested In South Florida Identity Theft Case

Six People, Including A Bank Teller, Have Been Arrested In A Federal Investigation Into Identity Theft Rings In South Florida Federal Authorities Say The Suspects... more »

Nov/20/09 12:05 PM

By (AP) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

RPM Driver Kahne Will Look Elsewhere After 2010

Kasey Kahne Will Strongly Consider Leaving Richard Petty Motorsports After Next Season Because Of The Instability Surrounding The Organization Kahne Has Been... more »

Nov/20/09 11:47 AM

By (AP) HOMESTEAD, Fla.

AirTran Giving Double Rewards For Milwaukee Travel

Discount Carrier Airtran Airways, A Unit Of Airtran Holdings Inc , Said Friday That It Will Offer Double Reward Credits To All Of Its Frequent Flier Club Members When They Travel... more »

Nov/20/09 11:36 AM

By (AP) ORLANDO, Fla.

Nelson Scores 18 To Lead Niagara Past Howard 82-77

Anthony Nelson Scored 18 Points And Rob Garrison And Bilal Benn Added 17 Points Apiece In Niagara's 82-77 Victory Over Howard At The Glenn Wilkes Classic On Friday ... more »

Nov/20/09 11:17 AM

By (AP) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

Fla. Woman Sues Ex-boyfriend Over Genital Herpes

A Tampa Bay Area Woman Sued Her Ex-boyfriend Claiming He Didn't Tell Her That He Had Genital Herpes Kathy Croman, 57, Filed The Civil Lawsuit On Nov 2 In Hillsborough... more »

Nov/20/09 10:44 AM

By (AP) RUSKIN, Fla.

Gordon Wants To Keep Driving For Hendrick

Hendrick Motorsports Owner Rick Hendrick Expects Jeff Gordon To Drive At Least "three Or Four" More Seasons And The Four-time Cup Champion Says He Has No Immediate Plans To... more »

Nov/20/09 10:00 AM

By (AP) HOMESTEAD, Fla.

Seminole Hammer Thrower Up For Rhodes Scholarship

For The Second Straight Year A Florida State Athlete Is A Semifinalist For A Rhodes Scholarship Erin Simmons, Who Throws The Hammer And Javelin For Florida State's... more »

Nov/20/09 9:57 AM

By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

McCarty Approves Rate Hikes For Citizens Property

Mobile Homeowners Insured By State-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp Will See An 11 Percent Increase On Their Insurance Policies In 2010 Florida Insurance... more »

Nov/20/09 9:54 AM

By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Astronauts Await Word Of Baby Girl On Earth

Atlantis' Astronauts Anxiously Awaited Word On The Birth Of One Crewman's Daughter Friday, As They Moved More Supplies Into The International Space Station And Geared Up For... more »

Nov/20/09 9:30 AM

By (AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

Heart Attack Claims Seminole Beat Writer Ellis

Steve Ellis, Who Covered The Florida State Seminoles For Two Decades For The Tallahassee Democrat, Has Died He Was 54 Ellis Died Thursday In A Tallahassee Hospital,... more »

Nov/20/09 8:55 AM

By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Fla. Unemployment Climbs To 11.2 Percent In Oct.

Florida's Unemployment Rate Continued Its Steady Upward Climb In October At 11 2 Percent State Officials Announced Friday That The October Jobless Figure Was... more »

Nov/20/09 8:14 AM

By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Johnson Signs Extension With Hendrick Through 2015

Three-time Defending Nascar Champion Jimmie Johnson Has Signed A Contract Extension With Hendrick Motorsports Through 2015 Home Improvement Chain Lowe's Also... more »

Nov/20/09 6:53 AM

By (AP) HOMESTEAD, Fla.

3 Fantasy 5 Players Share $208,745.61 Top Prize

Three Winners Of The "fantasy 5" Game Will Collect $69,581 87 Each, The Florida Lottery Said Friday The Winning Tickets Were Bought In Palm Beach Gardens,... more »

Nov/20/09 6:14 AM

By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Judge Rules Shooting Suspect Incompetent For Trial

A Judge Has Found A Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting Two Chilean Students And Wounding Three Others In North Florida Incompetent To Stand Trial Dannie Baker Will... more »

Nov/20/09 4:08 AM

By (AP) DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla.

Victims Of Home Explosion Flown To Burn Unit

Two People Were Flown To A Burn Unit After Their Destin House Caught On Fire Authorities Say The Unidentified Victims Were Taken By Helicopter To Sacred Heart... more »

Nov/20/09 3:30 AM

By (AP) DESTIN, Fla.

Search On For Suspect In Elderly Sexual Assault

Broward County Authorities Are Looking For A Man They Say Broke Into An Elderly Woman's Home And Sexually Assaulted Her Sheriff's Office Spokeswoman Keyla... more »

Nov/20/09 3:00 AM

By (AP) TAMARAC, Fla.

Repair Worker Shocked In Factory Accident

A Technician Was Shocked When He Grabbed An Electrical Power Line While Repairing An Air Compressor At A Deland Fencing Manufacturer The Worker's Name And Condition... more »

Nov/20/09 2:30 AM