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Seminole Speedsters Once Leaned Toward Florida

Seminole Speedsters Once Leaned Toward Florida
Two Of Florida State's Top Performers This Season Almost Wound Up Playing At Florida Greg Reid And Bert Reed Each Enjoyed Their Recruiting Visit To Gainesville... more »
Nov/25/09 11:26 AM
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By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

4 Arrested On Drug Charges In Palm Beach County

4 Arrested On Drug Charges In Palm Beach County
A Monthlong Federal Investigation Into A Drug Ring That Stretched From Alabama To Palm Beach Ended With The Arrest Of Four People U S Drug Enforcement Administration... more »
Nov/25/09 11:03 AM
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By (AP) WELLINGTON, Fla.

Fla. Lawyer Suspected In Fraud Is Disbarred

Fla. Lawyer Suspected In Fraud Is Disbarred
A Florida Lawyer Suspected Of Running A $1 Billion Fraud Scheme Has Been Permanently Disbarred By The State Supreme Court The Court Acted After 47-year-old Attorney... more »
Nov/25/09 9:57 AM
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By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Orlando Police On Scene Of Man Barricaded In Home

Orlando Police On Scene Of Man Barricaded In Home
Orlando Police Have Evacuated People In The Area Of A Home Where An Armed Man Is Reportedly Barricaded Inside Police Were Notified Of The Threat At 9:22 A M... more »
Nov/25/09 9:40 AM
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By (AP) ORLANDO, Fla.

Drywall Investigation Expands Into US Products

Drywall Investigation Expands Into US Products
A Federal Probe Of Tainted Chinese Drywall Has Broadened Because A Small Number Of Homeowners Are Reporting That American-made Drywall Is Causing Some Of The Same Problems:... more »
Nov/25/09 9:26 AM
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By (AP) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

American Drywall Now Under Microscope

American Drywall Now Under Microscope
The Largest Consumer Product Investigation In U S History Has Broadened From An Initial Probe Into Problematic Chinese-made Drywall To An Inquiry That Also Includes Concerns... more »
Nov/25/09 9:26 AM
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By (AP) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.

Law Firm Receptionist Charged With Identity Theft

Law Firm Receptionist Charged With Identity Theft
A Reception For Jacksonville Law Firm That Provides Legal Assistance To Low-income Customers Has Been Charged With Stealing The Identities Of At Least 20 Clients ... more »
Nov/25/09 5:28 AM
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By (AP) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

Fla. Administrator To Lead Southwest Va. Schools

Fla. Administrator To Lead Southwest Va. Schools
An Administrator At A Florida Space Coast School District Has Been Selected To Become Superintendent Of Schools In Southwest Virginia Brenda Blackburn Will Be... more »
Nov/25/09 4:49 AM
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By (AP) MELBOURNE, Fla.

Dog Clerk Brings Joy, Laughter At Fla. Gas Station

Dog Clerk Brings Joy, Laughter At Fla. Gas Station
Customers At One Gulf Coast Gas Station Might Be Surprised At Who Responds To The Counter When They Pull Up To The Drive-through Window: The Store Owner's Dog ... more »
Nov/25/09 4:31 AM
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By (AP) CLEARWATER, Fla.

Shuttle Atlantis Leaves Space Station, Headed Home

Shuttle Atlantis Leaves Space Station, Headed Home
Shuttle Atlantis Undocked From The International Space Station Early Wednesday, Headed Home With One Astronaut Eager To Hold His Newborn Daughter For The First Time And Another... more »
Nov/25/09 4:16 AM
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By (AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

Husband In Courthouse Shooting Troubled Over Money

Husband In Courthouse Shooting Troubled Over Money
The Man Accused Of Shooting His Wife To Death Outside A Sarasota County Courthouse Was Troubled By Money Woes And The End Of Their 26-year Marriage Court Documents... more »
Nov/25/09 4:05 AM
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By (AP) VENICE, Fla.

Historic Coast Guard Cutter Becomes Museum

Historic Coast Guard Cutter Becomes Museum
A Historic Coast Guard Cutter That Performed Search-and-rescue Missions Between The Florida Keys And Cuba During The 1980 Mariel Boatlift Has Arrived In Key West To Serve As... more »
Nov/25/09 1:01 AM
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By (AP) KEY WEST, Fla.

Man Trapped In Ducts Charged With Burglary

Man Trapped In Ducts Charged With Burglary
A Man Accused Of Breaking Into A Polk County Supermarket Reportedly Became Trapped In The Store's Ventilation System Police Say The Owner Of La Placita Mexico... more »
Nov/25/09 1:01 AM
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By (AP) HAINES CITY, Fla.

Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Bus

Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Bus
A Motorcyclist Died After Colliding With A Lee County School Bus In Fort Myers The Florida Highway Patrol Reports That The Bus, Driven By 68-year-old John Donohue,... more »
Nov/25/09 1:01 AM
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By (AP) FORT MYERS, Fla.

Man Convicted Of Killing Childhood Friend

Man Convicted Of Killing Childhood Friend
A Sarasota Man Has Been Convicted Of Fatally Shooting A Childhood Friend And Wounding The Man's Fiancee In March A Jury Found 19-year-old Robert B Cummings... more »
Nov/25/09 1:01 AM
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By (AP) SARASOTA, Fla.

Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman

Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Woman
Police Have Arrested A Man They Say Raped A Woman At Gunpoint In Downtown Orlando Officers Arrested 41-year-old Tyrone Tarmae Dukes On Tuesday After He Was Identified... more »
Nov/25/09 1:01 AM
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By (AP) ORLANDO, Fla.

Man Guilty Of Killing Wife, Mother-in-law

Man Guilty Of Killing Wife, Mother-in-law
A Lee County Man Has Been Convicted Of Killing His Estranged Wife And Mother-in-law A Jury Deliberated For Two Hours Tuesday Before Finding 31-year-old Juan... more »
Nov/25/09 1:01 AM
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By (AP) FORT MYERS, Fla.

Florida Turns Up Defense, Beats FSU 68-52

Florida Turns Up Defense, Beats FSU 68-52
Kenny Boynton, Erving Walker And Alex Tyus Scored 13 Points Apiece As Florida Beat Florida State 68-52 Tuesday Night And Snapped A Three-game Losing Streak In The Series ... more »
Nov/24/09 7:28 PM
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By (AP) GAINESVILLE, Fla.

Navy Police Officer Accused of Murder

Navy Police Officer Accused of Murder
A married Navy police officer who is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend will stay behind bars for now. more »
Nov/24/09 6:30 PM
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By Kimberly Curth

Dolphins Release LB Matt Roth, Sign 2 Others

Dolphins Release LB Matt Roth, Sign 2 Others
Linebacker Matt Roth Has Been Released By The Miami Dolphins, A Move That Comes A Week After Coach Tony Sparano Lauded His Work Off The Bench The Dolphins Also... more »
Nov/24/09 4:47 PM
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By (AP) DAVIE, Fla.

Jaguars Sign Coe, Add Patrick To Practice Squad

Jaguars Sign Coe, Add Patrick To Practice Squad
The Jacksonville Jaguars Have Signed Defensive Back Michael Coe From The New York Giants' Practice Squad To Their Active Roster The Team Also Added Running Back Allen Patrick... more »
Nov/24/09 4:22 PM
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By (AP) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

Jaguars Waive Seward, Sign 2 To Practice Squad

Jaguars Waive Seward, Sign 2 To Practice Squad
The Jacksonville Jaguars Have Waived Linebacker Adam Seward And Signed Linebacker Lamar Myles And Defensive End James Wyche To The Practice Squad The Moves Leave... more »
Nov/24/09 4:22 PM
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By (AP) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

Only Slight Change To Fla. Energy Recommendation

Only Slight Change To Fla. Energy Recommendation
Public Service Commission Staffers Have Slightly Changed Their Recommended Energy Conservation Goals, Which The Panel Previously Rejected As Being Too Weak The... more »
Nov/24/09 3:49 PM
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By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Correction: Florida Unemployment Story

Correction: Florida Unemployment Story
In A Nov 20 Story About Florida's Unemployment Rate, The Associated Press Erroneously Attributed A Quote To U S Senate Candidate Marco Rubio It Was His Campaign Spokesman,... more »
Nov/24/09 3:48 PM
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By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Fox Moving Up Miami’s Starts List

Fox Moving Up Miami’s Starts List
Jason Fox Came To Miami Looking For A Ring He'll Leave With His Name In The Record Books Instead The Starting Left Tackle For The 19th-ranked Hurricanes, Fox... more »
Nov/24/09 3:13 PM
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By (AP) CORAL GABLES, Fla.

Naples Students Punished For ‘kick A Jew Day’

Naples Students Punished For ‘kick A Jew Day’
Ten Students At A Naples Middle School Were Suspended After District Officials Say They Participated In "kick A Jew Day " District Spokesman Joe Landon Says... more »
Nov/24/09 2:48 PM
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By (AP) NAPLES, Fla.

Tampa Teen Gets Probation In Hit-and-run

Tampa Teen Gets Probation In Hit-and-run
A Tampa Teenager Who Was Behind The Wheel In A Hit-and-run Accident That Killed A Homeless Woman Will Serve Probation And Do Community Service Prosecutors Did... more »
Nov/24/09 2:06 PM
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By (AP) TAMPA, Fla.

Officials: Ohio Boy, 10, Bitten By Shark In Fla.

Officials: Ohio Boy, 10, Bitten By Shark In Fla.
Rescue Officials Say A 10-year-old Ohio Boy, Who Was Bitten By A Shark In The Shallow Waters Off Cocoa Beach, Suffered Injuries To His Leg And Foot Orlando Dominguez,... more »
Nov/24/09 12:58 PM
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By (AP) COCOA BEACH, Fla.

Bucs Demote Defensive Coordinator Bates

Bucs Demote Defensive Coordinator Bates
Tampa Bay Coach Raheem Morris Will Call Defensive Plays For The Buccaneers After Demoting Defensive Coordinator Jim Bates Following A 1-9 Start The Bucs, Who... more »
Nov/24/09 12:00 PM
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By (AP) TAMPA, Fla.

Teen Makes First Statement To Boy Set On Fire

Teen Makes First Statement To Boy Set On Fire
The Youngest Of The Five Teenagers Accused Of Surrounding A Teenager And Setting Him On Fire Last Month Wished His Former Friend A Full And Speedy Recovery Jeremy... more »
Nov/24/09 11:29 AM
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By (AP) DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.

Leftwich’s Season Over After Bucs Place QB On IR

Leftwich’s Season Over After Bucs Place QB On IR
Byron Leftwich's Season Is Over After The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Put The Backup Quarterback On Injured Reserve With A Sore Right Elbow Tampa Bay Also Announced... more »
Nov/24/09 11:13 AM
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By (AP) TAMPA, Fla.

Research: Giving Thanks Brings Health, Happiness

Research: Giving Thanks Brings Health, Happiness
Bill Golden Survived More Than 20 Years In The Army And Another 30 In Law Enforcement He Fell Sick With Colon Cancer, And At 86, He Has An Artificial Hip And Arthritis In His... more »
Nov/24/09 11:02 AM
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By (AP) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

Citrus Health Care Not Under Suspension For 2010

Citrus Health Care Not Under Suspension For 2010
Citrus Health Care, Which Was Under Medicare Suspension All Year, Has Been Granted A Reprieve For 2010 The Tampa-based Company Received The News In A Letter... more »
Nov/24/09 11:02 AM
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By (AP) TAMPA, Fla.

Winning Numbers Drawn In FL ‘Lotto XTRA’ Game

Winning Numbers Drawn In FL ‘Lotto XTRA’ Game
The winning numbers in 's drawing of the Florida Lottery's "Lotto XTRA" game were: 03 (three) more »
Nov/24/09 9:20 AM
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By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Police Arrest 3 In Retail Robbery, Standoff

Police Arrest 3 In Retail Robbery, Standoff
Three Men Have Been Arrested In Connection With An Armed Robbery And Standoff At A Florida Retail Store That Was Treated As A Hostage Situation Venice Police... more »
Nov/24/09 8:42 AM
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By (AP) VENICE, Fla.

Reward In Somer Thompson Case Rises To $64,000

Reward In Somer Thompson Case Rises To $64,000
The Reward For Information Leading To An Arrest And Conviction In The Case Of A Slain Orange Park Girl Whose Body Was Found In A Georgia Landfill Has Risen To $64,000 ... more »
Nov/24/09 8:02 AM
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By (AP) ORANGE PARK, Fla.

Shuttle Atlantis Leaving Space Station

Shuttle Atlantis Leaving Space Station
It's Time For Atlantis And Its Seven Astronauts To Leave The International Space Station The Shuttle Will Undock Early Wednesday Morning, Then Aim For A Friday... more »
Nov/24/09 6:52 AM
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By (AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

No One Picks Correct Fantasy 5

No One Picks Correct Fantasy 5
No Tickets Matched All Five "fantasy 5" Numbers, Meaning The 267 Tickets With Four Numbers Correct Are Worth $555 Each, The Florida Lottery Said Tuesday Another... more »
Nov/24/09 6:49 AM
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By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Police Investigate Toll Booth Robbery In Orlando

Police Investigate Toll Booth Robbery In Orlando
Police In Central Florida Are Investigating A Toll Booth Robbery The Orlando Police Department Reports That Two Men Wearing Ski Masks Drove Up To A Toll Booth... more »
Nov/24/09 6:41 AM
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By (AP) ORLANDO, Fla.

Palin Book Tour Stops At Fla. Retirement Community

Palin Book Tour Stops At Fla. Retirement Community
Sarah Palin's "going Rogue" Book Tour Is Heading To The Retirement Community Where She Attracted A Crowd Of Tens Of Thousands As Republican Presidential Nominee John Mccain's... more »
Nov/24/09 4:57 AM
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By (AP) THE VILLAGES, Fla.

Military Officer Charged In Pregnant Woman’s Death

Military Officer Charged In Pregnant Woman’s Death
A Military Police Officer Has Been Charged In The Death Of A Pregnant Florida Panhandle Woman Whose Body Washed Ashore In A Bag Earlier This Month Zachary Littleton... more »
Nov/24/09 4:46 AM
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By (AP) PENSACOLA, Fla.

Ex-spy, Submarines, Dubai Co. Part Of Fla. Lawsuit

Ex-spy, Submarines, Dubai Co. Part Of Fla. Lawsuit
A Former French Intelligence Officer Who Says He Escaped From Dubai Is Now In A Florida Federal Court Battle Over A Failed Venture To Build Submarines Herve... more »
Nov/24/09 3:00 AM
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By (AP) STUART, Fla.

Man Charged With Gasoline Attack

Man Charged With Gasoline Attack
A Hillsborough County Man Was Arrested After Authorities Say He Reportedly Threw Gasoline On His Girlfriend's Son And Threaten To Set Him On Fire The Sheriff's... more »
Nov/24/09 1:00 AM
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By (AP) VALRICO, Fla.

Man Gets 30 Years For Sex Abuse

Man Gets 30 Years For Sex Abuse
A Hollywood Man Has Been Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Filming Himself Sexually Abusing Two Young Girls A Judge Sentenced 37-year-old Matthew Kent Sheley... more »
Nov/24/09 1:00 AM
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By (AP) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

Man Gets 25 Years For Road Rage Death

Man Gets 25 Years For Road Rage Death
A Pasco County Man Has Been Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Causing A 2007 Rage Crash That Led To Another Driver's Death A Judge Sentenced 29-year-old Brian... more »
Nov/24/09 1:00 AM
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By (AP) NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.

Fla. Utility Regulators Focus On Ethics

Fla. Utility Regulators Focus On Ethics
Florida Utility Regulators Are Seeking Public Comment On Whether To Tighten Their Ethics Rules Public Service Commission Staffers Tuesday Were Holding A Workshop... more »
Nov/24/09 1:00 AM
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By (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

OSHA Fines Universal Orlando For Accident

OSHA Fines Universal Orlando For Accident
Universal Orlando Has Been Fined And Ordered To Make Changes Over A July Accident At Its Islands Of Adventure Theme Park The Occupational Safety And Health Administration... more »
Nov/24/09 1:00 AM
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By (AP) ORLANDO, Fla.

Palin Stops In Fla. Town That Feted Her In 2008

Palin Stops In Fla. Town That Feted Her In 2008
Sarah Palin, Who Says The 2012 Presidential Election Isn't On Her Radar, Took Her "going Rogue" Book Tour To The Biggest Of The Battleground States Tuesday, Including A Stop... more »
Nov/23/09 8:46 PM
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By (AP) THE VILLAGES, Fla.

Palin Heads To Fla. Town That Feted Her In 2008

Palin Heads To Fla. Town That Feted Her In 2008
Sarah Palin, Who Says The 2012 Presidential Election Isn't On Her Radar, Took Her "going Rogue" Book Tour To The Biggest Of The Battleground States Tuesday, Including A Stop... more »
Nov/23/09 8:46 PM
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By (AP) THE VILLAGES, Fla.

Sims-Walker Has Another Big Game In Breakout Year

Sims-Walker Has Another Big Game In Breakout Year
Jacksonville Jaguars Receiver Mike Sims-walker Has Another Nfl Jersey To Add To His Collection Sims-walker Asked For And Received Terrell Owens' No 81 Buffalo... more »
Nov/23/09 6:09 PM
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By (AP) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

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