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Mrs. Fixit Book Safes
Most of Mrs. Fixit's projects are items you proudly want to display. This latest endeavour, hidden book compartments, is something you might want to keep low ...
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Caryn Kelley Medical examiner explains why death was homicide
Caryn Kelley is expected to take the stand in her own defense. She's faces up to 30 years in prison if she is found guilty of ...
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Community prayer service held for Oklahoma tornado victims
The Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance held a community prayer service at Tubman King Community Church for the Oklahoma tornado victims -- Wednesday, May 22, ...
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Kaitlyn Hunt gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend
Kaitlyn Hunt and her father, Steve, in Vero Beach on Monday, May 20, 2013 after Kaitlyn, 18, was arrested, expelled from school and charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery for dating and having sex with her 14-year-old girlfriend, who was a fellow player on her basketball team. (PHOTO/Hunt ...
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Mrs. Fixit Chalkboard Paint
Chalkboard paint has a million uses - on refrigerator doors, walls and now on canisters. All you need is a spray can of chalkboard paint and a few packages of nametags or adhesive labels from your office supply ...
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Clermont man arrested for threatening group of kids
Christopher Morales of Clermont was arrested after police said he pointed a weapon at a group of children and threatening to kill them. The 25-year-old told police it was a martial arts weapon, and not a gun. (PHOTO/Lake County ...
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NASCAR saluting U.S. Military
NASCAR fans, partners, drivers, teams and tracks can salute the military by sending messages of gratitude at www.NASCAR.com/Salutes and by using #NASCARSalutes on Instagram and ...
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Winter Garden man arrested for possession of child porn
FDLE said agents executed a search warrant at Andres David Hernandez's Avenue of the Groves apartment and found several hundred full length videos and images of child pornography on his ...
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Mrs. Fixit Dog Beds
Most of Mrs. Fixit's projects help out people, but this time she's forgetting our pet friends. Dogs and cats love a place to call their own, and a nicely-made bed will show them they are a valued member of the ...
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Student brings loaded gun to Colonial High School in Orlando
Orlando Police respond to Colonial High School after a loaded gun was found in a student's backpack - Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (VIDEO STILL/Sky ...
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Mrs. Fixit Decorative Boxes
If you need extra storage, you're probably looking for a inexpensive solution that looks great. Try fabric covered storage boxes. You can mix and match so many different ideas and colors. Coordinate fabrics or use the same fabric. You can also use the same size or different size boxes. Wallpaper remnants or even wrapping paper will work for a decorative look if you don't have ...
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Donation Dropoff Locations for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
On the day after a massive tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma, families returned to bear witness to the damage as search and rescue teams kept picking through debris looking for survivors. President Barack Obama, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and tornado survivor Katrina Ellerd spoke about the aftermath of the ...
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Woman Throws Roll of Toilet Paper at Court Camera
A woman who was recently convicted of stealing a banana showed her displeasure with a Broward judge's bond decision by grabbing a roll of toilet paper and throwing it at the camera. Watch the remote interaction between Gerhonda Snell, 24, and Broward Circuit Judge John Hurley in this ...
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Man Arrested for Murder After Pocket-Dialing 9-1-1
A Pompano Beach man is being held without bond on homicide charges after he pocket-dialed 9-1-1 while talking to someone about his murder plans, police ...
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Miami Beach Police Ready for Urban Beach Weekend
This Urban Beach Weekend, partygoers on Miami Beach seem to be on their best behavior. They tell NBC 6 that this year's festivities seem safer with the additional police ...
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Alachua County home sales continue hot trend jumped 24 percent in April
Alachua County home sales have increased 20 percent in each of the first four months of the year over 2012, according to data from the Gainesville Multiple Listings ...
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WellCare names David Gallitano to top board post
David Gallitano The board of directors of WellCare Health Plans Inc. elected David Gallitano as chairman. Gallitano, a WellCare director since 2009, succeeds Charles Berg, who stepped down from the board at the end of todays annual shareholders meeting. Gallitano has been president of Tucker Advisors Inc., a private investment firm, since 2002. Gallitanos operational experience and financial ...
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Deputy crashes patrol car injures 2 others
MANATEE, Fla. -- A Tampa Bay area deputy totaled a patrol car and hospitalized two other drivers with minor injuries after authorities say she failed to stop for a red light.The Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports that the deputy had just looked up from her work-issued computer Tuesday afternoon when she rear-ended one vehicle and pushed it into another one. Both of the other vehicles ...
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Citizens sheds 60000 policies in special deal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's largest property insurer is shedding 60,000 policies - many of them in South Florida - under a questionable deal.The board of Citizens Property Insurance voted 3-2 on Wednesday to transfer policies to a St. Petersburg company called Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance.Heritage is less than a year old but it has already made large donations to the ...
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5 things to know in Florida for May 23
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.MAN SHOT TO DEATH WHILE QUESTIONED IN BOSTON PROBEA Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death early Wednesday after officials say he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts ...
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Zimmerman wants Trayvons pot use referenced
Audio experts gave differing opinions on whether screams for help captured on 911 calls were those of neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman or the 17-year-old teen he fatally shot last ...
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Bloomin Brands gains other Tampa Bay companies slide Video
May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Bloombergs Trish Regan, Adam Johnson and Julie Hyman report on todays ten most important stocks including Hewlett-Packard, Saks and Toll Brothers. (Source: Bloomberg) Bloomin Brands was the only winner among the 10 largest public companies in Tampa Bay on Wall Street Wednesday. Bloomin Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) posted a gain of 1.51 percent. TECO Energy (NYSE: TE) has the ...
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Miami Hurricanes Set to Improve NCAA Standing
The second season begins Thursday for the University of Miami baseball team. And judging by the national RPI rankings released by the NCAA, the Hurricanes would be hard-pressed to find a better tune-up for the NCAA tournament than the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. All eight of the teams that qualified for the ACC tourney are ranked in the top 20 in RPI -- the most from any ...
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Find out your risk of stroke
People interested in knowing their risk of stroke will have the opportunity Thursday morning at a stroke event at UF Health Shands Rehab ...
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Missing war veteran found dead
A Gainesville man with combat experience in Iraq who was reported missing last Friday was found dead Wednesday afternoon in a northwest Gainesville ...
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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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