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Woman Arrested for Running Illegal Dentist Office Davie Police
John Collazos, 47, was taken into custody when he arrived at the warehouse at 5071 S. State Road 7 Wednesday morning, Davie Police spokesman Capt. Dale Engle said. Martin Gallardo, who works in the area, wasn't fazed by the ...
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2 Bodies Found at West Palm Beach School
A SWAT team was called to the school as a precautionary measure, West Palm Beach Police spokesman Capt. David Bernhardt said in a press ...
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Equality Florida announces campaign to push for equal marriage rights
Poll: Florida voters don't like Marco Rubio's immigration stance, but his approval rating remains steady Florida alone, not any tax break, could lure Amazon to ...
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Florida unveils business deals at Paris Air Show
French connections to Florida. Scott, who traveled to France on Friday as part of a weeklong Enterprise Florida trade mission, has made three business-related announcements: •Lyon, France-based Vision Systems, which supplies aircraft and automotive components, intends to spend $1.2 million to open a subsidiary ...
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NBA Code of Conduct
The National Basketball Association, Miami HEAT, and AmericanAirlines Arena are committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable sports & entertainment experience. NBA fans have a right to expect an environment where: Players respect and appreciate each and every fan. Guests will be treated in a consistent, professional, and courteous manner by all Arena and team ...
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Fla. school tells students to drop online classes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's main online school is telling worried parents and students that they aren't about to get charged for failing to complete courses.A charter school in Fort Myers sent out letters earlier this month telling students they would have to pay $425 if they failed to complete courses at Florida Virtual School. The letter from Gateway Charter School linked the ...
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W.Va. fugitive caught in Fla. faces new charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A West Virginia fugitive captured in Florida is facing a new charge.U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin's office says a Fayette County grand jury charged 34-year-old Brett David Bowyer of Scarbro on Tuesday with failing to appear for sentencing.The former high school guidance counselor had pleaded guilty in October 2011 to possession of child pornography. Goodwin's office ...
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Family Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90
CORRECTS DATE OF DEATH TO JUNE 19 - FILE - This undated file photo shows country singer Slim Whitman. Whitman died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 of heart failure in Florida. He was 90. Whitman's career began in the late 1940s, and his tenor falsetto and ebony mustache and sideburns became global trademarks. They were also an inspiration for countless jokes thanks to the ubiquitous 1980s and ...
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Miami keep hopes alive
LeBron James (No.6) of the Miami Heat drives to the basket against Boris Diaw (No.33) of the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. Photo: AFPThe Miami Heat forced the already absorbing NBA finals to a deciding game seven after a thrilling 103-100 overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday tied the series at 3-3.Miami trailed by 13 points in the third quarter but LeBron James, ditching his ...
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Michael Adams Earns Ticket to Camp with Mini-Camp Tryout
The Buccaneers signed seventh-year CB Michael Adams on Wednesday and released rookie G Jeremy Lewis, marking the second player they have added following a two-day tryout during last week's ...
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Miami Heat wins in OT force Game 7
James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep Miami's repeat chances ...
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St. Petersburg Open Plans to Double Prize Fund to $1M
MOSCOW, June 19 (R-Sport) – In an attempt to stock its draws with big-name tennis stars, the St. Petersburg Open is planning to double its prize fund to $1 million, organizers said on Wednesday. Since 2008, when then-world No. 4 Andy Murray won the title, only one top-10 player – Russian Mikhail Youzhny, who was ranked ninth at the time – has appeared at the hard-court ...
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Todashevs body brought to Russia for burial
GROZNY, Russia (AP) -- The father of a Russian man killed while being questioned about ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he has brought the body to Russia for ...
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South Florida Doctor Says Obesity Is a Disease
The beverage giant is jumping on the bandwagon to fight obesity, unveiling a two-minute ad on its website that starts airing on Monday. Emily Wong-Swartz, a clinical dietician coordinator at Memorial Hospital Miramar, approved of Coke's ...
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2013 NBA Finals Game 7 Tickets on sale June 19
The Miami HEAT announced today that individual game tickets for the decisive Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals will go on sale to the general public Wednesday, June 19 at 2:00 p.m. Individual game ticket inventory is limited and tickets are expected to sell quickly. Fans can purchase tickets online at HEAT.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX. There will be an eight ticket purchase ...
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Dominos employee stealing cash for more than a year police say
In March 2012, store management noticed shortages at the Domino’s at 23 NW 16th Ave., where Tonisha Anderson worked, according to a Gainesville Police Department report. An internal audit revealed the shortages coincided with Anderson’s work schedule, and she was transferred to a southwest location the following month. The shortages at the northwest location ceased, but management ...
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Two bodies found in S. Florida school
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Police say two bodies were discovered inside the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Wednesday morning in West Palm Beach. West Palm Beach Police and West Palm Beach Fire Rescue crews responded to the school this morning where they entered a window at the rear of the building. Police were called to the scene just before 6:30 this morning. Palm Beach County School District ...
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Traffic Congestion plagues Central Florida roads
According to traffic officials, a crash involving a tractor trailer and a Buick shut down the Orlando roadway around 5 a.m. Another crash is blocking part of the roadway on North Hiawassee Road at Silver Star ...
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WATCH 2nd Round of Potential Juror Questioning in Zimmerman Trial
The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial was set to begin Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the trial, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson announced in court Tuesday, on the seventh day of jury selection in the ...
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Two Jet Skiers Rescued After Crash in Key West
The two jet skiers, one male and one female, fell into the water Monday after colliding with channel marker two in Man of War Harbor, according to a Coast Guard ...
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Poll Clinton Could Give Rubio Bush Fits In Florida
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to guests at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on June 13, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty ...
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Americans United Deplores Florida Courts Decision Allowing Deceptive Amendments On November Ballot
Disappointing Court Decision Will Be Appealed, Says AU's Lynn FLORIDA - August 4 - Americans United for Separation of Church and State will appeal Leon Circuit Judge John ...
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Judge sends N. Fla. man to prison for life
BUNNELL, Fla. -- A judge has ordered a 66-year-old north Florida man to spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting his neighbor during an argument over barking dogs.Paul Miller offered apologies on Tuesday as he stood shackled before Circuit Judge J. David Walsh in Flagler County.But Walsh noted that the March 2012 killing of 52-year-old Dana Mulhall "stuns the sensibilities ...
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Rubio’s support is steady but he trails Clinton in Florida
Florida voters give Sen. Marco Rubio’s bad reviews for his mixed signals on immigration, don’t like his opposition to requiring background checks for gun buyers and both of those positions haven’t done much to win over voters in a 2016 match-up against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.Despite that showing, ...
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Semi-truck and SUV crash on Taft Vineland Road
ORLANDO -- A semi-truck and an SUV were involved in a crash on Taft Vineland Road early this morning closing the roadway. It happened around 5 a.m. on Taft Vineland, just west of Orange Avenue at Recycle Center Road. Police closed the roadway down. Traffic was detoured. The cause of the crash is under ...
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Florida's Exploration Park keeps state ahead
NASA’s new Space Life Sciences Lab and the adjacent Exploration Park, which is still under development, are testaments to Florida’s ongoing leadership in the exploration and understanding of space travel and the world beyond Earth’s stratosphere.
Florida has long been at the forefront of space travel internationally, it is here, at Cape Canaveral, that NASA’s shuttles take to the skies headed for the moon, or, more commonly, the International Space Station. Read more
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