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Guardian ad Litem program lauds Bradley for his support
State Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, was honored as an ';Honorary Guardian ad Litem'; at the annual volunteer recognition dinner held recently in Gainesville. Bradley was recognized for his work during the recent legislative session, supporting the program as chairman of the Senate's appropriations committee which funds court services. The volunteer recognition dinner is ...
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Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park
People survey damage from a tornado that hit Edmond, Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, ...
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Here comes typical summer pattern Heat humidity rain
Elevated temperatures and afternoon thunderstorms are predicted every day this week, marking the beginning of the typical Florida weather ...
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Florida town abuzz over winning Powerball ticket
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. -- Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million -- the highest Powerball jackpot in ...
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How much is that dusty collectible worth Plenty appraisers say
Joan Landry holds a doll that she brought to "Antiques in Your Attic" at the Sterling House of Gainesville on Sunday. Landry said that the doll is over 25 years old and belonged to her sister, who is now deceased. "Its important to me," she said. Guests to the event were invited to bring in their favorite antique, knickknack or keepsake to find out its worth from the staff at ...
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Woman 19 fell from 3rd-floor balcony during party police say
A 19-year-old woman fell from a third-floor balcony at a Gainesville apartment house on Saturday night but received only minor injuries, according to a police ...
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No-right-on-red signs need to be consistent city says
The right-turn prohibition is activated early Sunday mornings, when traffic is minimal. But it is not on at other times, such as weekday evenings, Berg said.';And of course traffic at this time is still quite busy, far more so than early Sunday a.m.,'; Berg said. ';If this works as intended, I’d love to hear the explanation for it!';Matthew S. Weisman, Gainesville ...
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St. Petersburg gives the former Scene nightclub six months to stay clean of drugs crime
ST. PETERSBURG -- Despite attempts by the city to close the former Scene Premium Nightclub, a new owner has been given a chance to keep the doors open. The club, now called Onyx, has reached an agreement with the city on security issues after the Nuisance Abatement Board voted to close the troubled facility in March. The agreement is the first to stem from a new law the City Council passed in ...
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Florida’s Citizens Balks at Issuing HO-8 Policy
Florida's quasi-governmental property insurer is resisting a statutory requirement that it start issuing an HO-8 policy due to a disagreement with regulators over rates and concerns that the policy's reduced price could make it attractive to consumers despite the policy's limited ...
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Florida’s Citizens Regulators Agree to Restrict Eligibility for New HO-8 Policies
Florida's state-backed property insurer and state regulators have cleared the path for the insurer to begin issuing a new HO-8 policy by limiting it to low-value older homes, addressing concerns that the policies’ low rates could lead to a potential influx of policies into the insurer. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was required by law to start making the HO-8 policy available by ...
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2013 Hurricane Prediction 72 Chance on East Coast 48 for Florida
The Colorado State University team is predicting an above-average 2013 Atlantic basin hurricane season with 18 named storms and a 72 percent chance one will make landfall somewhere along the entire Eastern seaboard. Nine of those 18 named storms are expected to become hurricanes and four of those major hurricanes (Saffir/Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater. The ...
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2013 Miami 48 Hour Project winners
48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) comes to a close. Last night was the screening of Group C's films and the 48HFP Awards Ceremony at the Hollywood Performing Arts Center. It was the final result of all the hard work these amateur filmmakers and returning participants had waited for. A time to see if all of their hard work and sleepless nights had resulted in an awarding winning ...
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Worker Rescued From Upper Deck of Ship at Port Everglades
For the first time since the event began, there will be no fleet at Fleet Week Port Everglades this year. Organizers Mary Anne Gray and Jean-Sebastien Gros of Broward Navy Days Inc. and Nicki Grossman of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau spoke about the ...
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Diamondbacks rally in 9th falls short at Miami
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, left, is robbed of a foul ball by a fan in the stands during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Miami. The Marlins defeated the Diamondbacks 2-1. (AP Photo/Wilfredo ...
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Tornadoes hit Kan. Okla. no injuries reported
A tornado from a large storm system moving cross the south has struck a Georgia town 60 miles north of Atlanta, according to CNN. A least one death has been reported in the state. High winds also are raking Tennessee, where a man died after a tree fell into his home, according to ...
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Marc Caputo IRS does bad job with bad laws
Congress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs. With 79 percent of Americans disapproving of its performance, Congress finally found a government group that’s probably more disliked than the politicians: the tax bureaucrats. The U.S. House's tax-agency inquests that began Thursday and run through this week are bad American government on display. At the least, the hearings make ...
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Small Florida town buzzing over news of local lotto winner
Clutching the Powerball tickets that she estimates she won $8 on, Denise Godsey looks over at a gaggle of gathered television news trucks at a Publix in Zephyrhills, ...
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Small Florida city wonders who hit historic $590.5M Powerball lottery jackpot
Kelly Branscom, of Zionsville, buys 2 Powerball lottery tickets, one for her and one for her cat Token, from a walk up window at a Hess gas station on the corner of Brodhead Avenue and Broadway, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bethlehem, Pa.. At left, is Alex Lopez, of Bethlehem, with Powerball tickets in hand. (AP Photo/The Express-Times, Stephen ...
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Trailer Home Fire Being Investigated as Arson Davie Police
Tossie Crowder is trying to figure out what started the fire that destroyed the Allapattah home where she lives with her 17-year-old nephew. She and Miami Fire-Rescue spokesman Lt. Ignatius Carroll spoke about the fire, which is being investigated as a possible ...
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Sunrise clinic renamed for Bill Kling veterans advocate
Mike Ryan, left, Mayor of Sunrise; Sylvia Gallen, second from left; U.S. Rep Ted Deutch, third from left; U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, fourth from left; and Dr. Gwen Findley, Assistant Director of the Veteran's Adminstration Miami Healthcare System, right, look up as the William "Bill," Kling Outpatient Clinic in Sunrise is ...
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Port Everglades workers struck by cargo container
Port Everglades worker was hospitalized after he was hit by a cargo container Sunday afternoon, Broward Sheriff's officials said. The 52-year-old man was transported to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries that were not life threatening, Mike Jachles, a spokesman for ...
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MLB Tampa Bay 3 Baltimore 1
Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 3-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Moore surrendered five hits, walked only one and struck out three en route to his major-best eighth victory. The left-hander lowered his ERA to 2.29 with the 106-pitch ...
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Forensics utilized in animal abuse crackdown
Adam Leath deals with the ugliness of animal abuse daily, operating out of a closet-sized office as the Gainesville-based southeast regional director of investigations and response for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) since late 2011.But he hopes through his work that more people who abuse or neglect animals will pay for their crimes.';Law enforcement, ...
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Suspects wanted in Port Orange Kohls robbery
A still image taken from surveillance footage of a suspect wanted in a robbery of a Port Orange Kohl's Department Store. (IMAGE/Port Orange Police ...
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Governor Scott plans to veto tuition hike for college students
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is going to veto a proposed three percent tuition hike for college and university students. The Republican-led Florida Legislature included the hike in a $74.5 billion budget passed earlier this month. Scott will sign the budget into law on Monday, but is expected to veto numerous spending items, including the proposed tuition hike. In a copy of ...
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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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