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Lifeguard shark wrestler describes what happened
Zach Cooney, the lifeguard on duty Sunday, took action when a shark swam into shallow waters in Cocoa Beach Sunday, May 20, ...
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Orlando police seize two crime guns over weekend
Orlando Police Department 's on-going efforts to confiscate illegal firearms that has removed more than 150 this year, records show.Shortly after 6 p.m., a gun reported stolen from Orange County was taken from a passenger in a car that initially failed to stop after being spotted speeding by police.The loaded 9 mm. pistol and a small amount of marijuana were seized from Fridland Mondesir, ...
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Flood Watch in Broward Miami-Dade Until 10 p.m.
A flood watch was in effect for parts of Miami-Dade and Broward through 10 p.m. Tuesday after heavy rains swept through the area overnight and more downpours were expected throughout the ...
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Biggest Burmese Python Ever Caught In Florida
A Burmese python measuring nearly 19ft has been captured in South Florida. About 3ft of the 18ft 8in (569cm) snake was spotted sticking out of some roadside brush on May 11 by Jason Leon and some friends, as they drove late at night through a rural area of southeast Miami-Dade County. The 23-year-old got out of his car, grabbed the snake behind its head and dragged it into the open. ...
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Last of FAMU suspects in court
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The last of the suspects to be charged with the death of a Florida A & M University drum major during a hazing ritual has a date in court.Darryl Cearnel has an arraignment Tuesday in state court in Orlando.Cearnel was charged with manslaughter and felony hazing last March, almost a year and a half after drum major Robert Champion died. Most of the other dozen or so other ...
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Fla. Gov. visit to Chile marks 8th overseas trip
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is leaving the country for his eighth overseas trade-related trip in the last two-and-half years.The governor left late Monday for a trip to Chile in South America. He has previously visited far-flung places such as Brazil, Spain, Israel, and England. He heads to Paris next month.Scott has already taken more trips than former Gov. Charlie Crist. ...
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Miami-Dade schools settle sex harass lawsuits
MIAMI -- Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them.Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson claimed in the lawsuits that former chief Charles Hurley asked them for dates and then retaliated against them when they refused his advances over several years.Hurley denied the claims ...
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Fla. foster youth head to DC to shadow lawmakers
MIAMI -- Several Florida former foster youth are joining dozens of foster youth from around the country on Capitol Hill to shadow U.S. lawmakers.Members of Congress will be paired with the youth, who are 18-22 years old, on Tuesdays morning. The former foster youth will attend hearings, meetings and witness floor votes.They will also sit down with members of the Obama Administration at the ...
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Face-chewing victim continues recovery in Miami
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his ...
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FHP Looks for Speeding Drivers From High Above
As NBC 6’s cameras followed FHP troopers at ground level, Telemundo 51 flew with a FHP pilot 2,000 feet above Florida’s Turnpike – high enough where drivers had no idea the agency had an eye in the ...
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Consumer Reports Oversold Testosterone Treatments
Consumer Reports' medical experts say starting testosterone is a big deal. It should only be done after a long and careful conversation between doctor and ...
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Gov. Scott Vetoes Almost $400 Million From Floridas New Budget
TALLAHASSEE | Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had a tough time winning cooperation this past year from the Republican-led Legislature, struck back on Monday by vetoing nearly $400 million from the state's new ...
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Hamels gets 10 Ks but falls to 1-7 with Miami loss
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lynne ...
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Controversial MMA Fighter Fallon Fox In South Florida
MIAMI (CBSMiami) -Fallon Fox, a controversial mixed martial arts fighter, is in South Florida. Recently, Fox has made headlines as some critics argue she shouldn’t be able to fight other women. Professional mixed martial arts cage fighter Fallon Fox's biography is different from other female fighters in the MMA. Fox was actually born a man. "I am a post-operative transsexual ...
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VSI Tampa Bay FC Set to Battle The Rowdies
PLANT CITY | VSI Tampa Bay FC will take on the Tampa Bay Rowdies tonight at at Plant City Stadium after Tampa Bay FC edged Orlando City U23s this past Tuesday night in the first round of the US Open ...
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Longwood banks ask customers to take off hats hoods sunglasses
LONGWOOD -- A new dress code at some local banks hopes to curb the rising number of bank robberies. A sign posted at Fairwinds Credit Union in Longwood asks customers to removed sunglasses, hats and hoods. It's a move customers are adjusting to. "What's it to remove your sunglasses? You can't see. You don't need them inside anyway. So, I can see maybe the ...
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51 killed in Oklahoma tornado including at least 7 children
OKLAHOMA CITY -- [UPDATE 9 p.m.] Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken'' for parents who are wondering about the fate of their children after the tornado that devastated suburban Oklahoma City. Fallin says a communications center has been set up Monday at a church in Moore, where an afternoon tornado flattened entire neighborhoods and destroyed an elementary school ...
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Detectives committed to solving open Central Florida missing persons cases
ORLANDO -- Since the beginning of 2013, there have been 109 missing persons cases reported in Orlando. Of those cases, 103 have been solved. Monday, detectives with the Orlando Police Department hoped new attention brought to those unsolved cases will help those who are missing be found. Back in November ...
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1 killed after tree falls on car in Ocala
OCALA -- A man is dead after a tree fell on a car he was sitting in during severe weather in Marion County Monday afternoon. According to the Ocala Police Department, the man, later identified at 28-year-old Christopher Harris, was in his car near the driveway of a home on NE 10th Court in Ocala. Police said around 4:20 p.m., a tree from a neighbor's yard fell on his car and another ...
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Man accused of breaking into home attacking teen
PIERSON -- Deputies in Volusia County arrested an 18-year-old accused of breaking into a teenage girl's home to have sex with her. It happened early Monday morning in Pierson. Deputies said Eduardo Rodriguez broke into the girl's room just after 1 a.m. and touched her. The girl woke up and screamed for her mother, and according to the sheriff's office, they both fought ...
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Suspensions handed down in Orange County home confinement fallout
More jail employees have been disciplined for not properly reporting home confinement violations by Bessman Okafor. ...
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Python found by rural Florida road sets record for longest captured in state
This May 15, 2013 photo provided by the University of Florida shows unidentified staff next to a dead Burmese python on the campus in Gainesville, Fla. The python, the longest ever caught in the state, measured 18 feet, 8 inches and weighed 128 pounds. It was caught along a South Florida road on May 11, 2013. The University of Florida researchers performed a necropsy on the female snake and ...
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MLB Miami 5 Philadelphia 1
Justin Ruggiano knocked in a pair of runs Monday in the Miami Marlins' 5-1 win over Philadelphia. Sanabia (3-6) broke a five-start losing streak with his first victory since April 16. The right-hander limited the Phillies to one run on seven hits, walking one while fanning three. Ruggiano's RBI double in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and he doubled the advantage with a run-scoring ...
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18-Foot 8-Inch Python Caught in South Florida
MIAMI | The longest Burmese python ever caught in the state -- 18 feet, 8 inches long and 128 pounds -- was found alongside a rural South Florida road, wildlife officials said ...
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Florida Youth Library Programs Are Ready for Summer
Youth librarians throughout the county are preparing for the annual Florida Youth Library Program Summer Reading promotion "Dig into Reading" for kids and "Beneath the Surface" for teens. The idea is to keep young people reading and learning through the summer break. This is a "home-grown" program; librarians around the state contribute ideas for the programs, ...
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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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