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Dad son rescued after airboat sinks in Everglades
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. -- A man and his 13-year-old son have been rescued after their airboat sank in the Florida Everglades.Will Cazanas and his son were stranded for two hours Friday after their airboat sank in western Broward County.Broward County Sheriff's officials sent out an airboat after receiving a distress call. They found the pair about 20 minutes into their search. The Palm Beach ...
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ONE LUCKY WINNERWinning Ticket For $590.5M Powerball Sold in Florida
Powerball numbers are chosen in the drawing at the Florida Lottery on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Tallahassee, Fla. The numbers drawn in the $579.9-million game were: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6. (AP Photo/Phil ...
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One lucky Florida Powerball winner
A Florida supermarket sold the only winning ticket in last night’s $600 million Powerball drawing, lottery officials in the Sunshine State announced.The winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22, and 52, and the Powerball was 11.The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., about 29 miles northeast of Tampa, the Florida Lottery announced on Twitter."We’re ...
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$590M-plus Powerball 1 winning ticket sold in Fla
DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.The lone winner was sold at a Publix supermarket location in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told ...
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Crash victim saves driver unable to rescue passenger in fiery fatal crash
A driver who crashed into a car that burst into flames saved the other driver, but couldn't rescue a passenger who was killed during the Saturday collision ...
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Man shot during dispute with neighbor over dogs in Loxahatchee
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office .The altercation occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 17000 block of 40th Run North. Deputies found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, the Sheriff's Office said.The unidentified man was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center in critical ...
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Bus strikes kills woman at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
A woman's airport visit to greet an arriving traveler turned deadly when she tripped in a roadway and a charter bus ran over her. It forced the normally hectic four-lane arrivals section ...
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City of Weston horse places fourth at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The owners chose to name the 3-year-old thoroughbred after their city of residence. City of Weston competed in the $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes among eight other ...
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NBA Indiana Pacers set up Eastern finals with Miami Heat
NBA Eastern Conference finals after they closed out their semi-final series against the New York Knicks in six games with a 106-99 victory on Saturday. The Pacers thrilled their home crowd with the win to take the seven-game series 4-2 and advance to the finals for the first time in nine ...
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Tampas Pet-A-Palooza a hit with dogs and owners
TAMPA -- Sure, the skateboarding shelties and long-jumping dogs wowed the crowd. And yes, the water-skiing squirrel elicited oohs and ahhs. But, for many at Pet-A-Palooza, there was a much cooler attraction waiting. As temperatures climbed into the 80s outside Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, dogs of all shapes and sizes flocked to the plastic kiddie pools scattered across the ...
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Some Florida Firms Enjoy Incentives
Located on eight acres in Fort Myers, the Florida office of technology research giant Gartner Inc. is 125,000 square feet of modern corporate campus, with a cafeteria large enough to feed 200 at a time, a gym and second-floor outdoor patio. It houses just over 10 percent of the multinational company's 4,500 staffers. Gartner's technology services and consulting operation grew up in ...
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MIAMI U. Miami Team Rescues NCIS Agent in Panama
A team from the University of Miami Hospital is sharing its story after being summoned to Panama to rescue a federal agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative ...
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Exclusive Wounded Undercover Detective John Saavedra Named Miami-Dade PBA Officer of the year
DORAL (CBSMiami) – An undercover Miami-Dade Police detective who was shot three times during a shoot-out at asuspected marijuana grow house last July has been named the 2012 Police Officer of the Year by the Miami-Dade PoliceBenevolent Association. CBS4's Peter D'Oench reported exclusively that the announcement came Saturday night at the ...
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AIDS Walk Orlando raises hope and help for awareness prevention
AIDS Walk Orlando, the second-largest annual fundraiser for the Hope and Help Center of Central Florida, Inc. Last year, the event raised more than $207,000 for the group. Early Saturday, the event had raised $116,150, but that amount was expected to grow. U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, delivered the event's opening remarks before leading the roughly two-mile walk through ...
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Mother Facing Aggravated Manslaughter Charge Held Without Bond
A mother charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of her 11-month-old son was ordered held without bond Saturday. Miami-Dade Judge Andrew Hague ordered Catalina Marista Bruno, 30, held on no bond in connection with a previous case involving her son. He set her bond at $250,000 for the new case, and set numerous conditions if she posts ...
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MLB Arizona 1 Miami 0
Brandon McCarthy fired his second career shutout Saturday, baffling the Marlins on three hits in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 1-0 decision over Miami. McCarthy (1-3) earned his first win of the season in his ninth start after firing eight shutout frames in his previous outing -- a no-decision against the Phillies. The right-hander allowed two walks and struck out five in the 100-pitch ...
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Tampa historian Leland Hawes dies at 83
TAMPA -- The love affair between Leland Hawes and newspapers began in the 1930s, with an old L.C. Smith typewriter in his father's office in their Thonotosassa home. Mr. Hawes, then a boy of 8 or 9, was fascinated by the typewriter, he told an interviewer later. His father, who worked in the citrus business, had an idea -- the boy could put out a newspaper in their rural community. That ...
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Olympian DeeDee Trotter asks for justice after awards stolen
ORLANDO -- Two time gold medalist DeeDee Trotter, whose Altamonte Springs home was robbed this month, is asking for help is getting her memorabilia back. The star ...
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CDC Study find 58 of pools tainted with E. coli
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study of public pools during swim season last year which yielded some stomach-turning ...
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Weather Isolated storms pop up in parts of Central Florida
A hot and humid afternoon has led to some evening weather activity in parts of Central Florida where the east and west coast sea breezes are colliding to produce showers and ...
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Law enforcement pay tribute on Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day recognized this year on Saturday, May 18, was established in 1949 to honor and thank members of all military ...
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Paul McCartney kicks off Out There tour with 2 shows in Orlando
ORLANDO -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando. The massive production, which requires 31 trucks worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star. McCartney performed the show to a sold out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier ...
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Deputies Lakeland mother shoots kills son in self-defense
According to reports, 86-year-old Nancy Pennypacker told deputies she had shot her son, William Pennypacker, 64, in self-defense after he punched her in the face and fired a gun at her. (PHOTO: Polk County Sheriff's Office, 2012 booking ...
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Weekly Address Obama talks jobs says politics misplace focus
his weekly radio and Internet address , Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living. Obama has been pushing those priorities in recent visits to Baltimore and Austin, Texas. Obama says he'll make the case in more U.S. cities soon. Obama says politics in Washington often aren't focused on what Americans ...
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Bond set for 2 accused of having pipe bombs
COCOA -- Two people facing charges after police discovered pipe bombs inside their home appeared before a judge Saturday. Clarice Radcliff, 31, and Bryan O'Halloran, 37, are charged with possession of an explosive device, ...
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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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