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Officials back off account of FBI agent who shot man in Orlando
FOX 35 News Orlando An FBI incident review team from Washington, D.C., is in Orlando today, a day after a Russian man who knew Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot dead by an agent. Federal and Central Florida law enforcement agencies are still collecting and processing evidence from the shooting scene at a condominium complex on Peregrine Avenue, near Kirkman Road and ...
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Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.Concerts, lectures and wreath-laying ceremonies are planned at the Vicksburg National Military Park.On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a Vicksburg stamp that's part of a Civil War commemorative series. On Saturday, ...
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Quinceaneras Still Mean Big Business in Florida
When it comes to quinceaneras, the words "gran sacrificio" come to Miriam Rodriguez's mind. For four generations, her family has gone through great lengths to celebrate the transition from girl to womanhood. Rodriguez's mother, Balbina Espino, 93, said she remembers spending two weeks making her own quinceanera dress. She used a few yards of a crisp yellow taffeta that ...
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FCAT results coming Friday
The Florida Department of Education says it will release the results of FCAT 2.0 Writing and Third-Grade FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics assessments at 10 a.m. ...
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School district Protocols ensure expired food wont be served again
A case of expired food being served to students was cause for concern recently at a local school, but school officials say the incident is unlikely to happen ...
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Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Live Stream Free Watch Online NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Final Game 1 Basketball
Miami Heat rookie Norris Cole (left) celebrates with LeBron James (right). Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers takes place in the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Final Game 1 on Wednesday night – a repeat of their tough six game postseason battle last season when Miami came through. The game is scheduled to tip off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream (details ...
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Gries investor group turns focus to mortgages
Steve Flip Gianfilippo Bob Gries, principal of Gries Investment Funds, has switched gears. After backing off a plan to buy Southern Commerce Bank, he now plans to open a mortgage company. The Tampa-based mortgage operation, DiscountLoans.com, will have a national footprint, said Steve Flip Gianfilippo, a partner at Gries Investment. The company has an application for a state license in Florida, ...
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Stein Mart 1Q profit surges beats estimates
CEO Jay Stein said in a statement on Thursday that sales started off slow in the quarter because of the chilly weather and shift in the Easter holiday to March, but that sales picked up later in the ...
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Deputies Searching for 2nd Suspect in Fort Lauderdale Shooting
Kevon J. Obas, 20, was arrested Tuesday in Lauderhill for his suspected connection with the May 16 shooting at the Champion Food Store on 2409 NW 15 Court, according to the Broward Sheriff's ...
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Forecasters to Announce Outlook for 2013 Hurricane Season
After storms like Sandy inundated coastal areas last year, forecasters have developed an experimental model to show potential areas of impact in a deadly "storm ...
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Two-vehicle crash leaves three critically injured in Davie
Davie Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in which three people were critically injured Thursday. The 4 a.m. incident happened when an SUV carrying two men north on Davie Road was hit by a westbound car at Southwest 38th Court. "The car was driven by a male and it failed to stop at a stop sign," Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle said. "The car T-boned the SUV, and it ...
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LeBron saves Miami in OT
MIAMI - LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals ...
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Florida Municipal Insurance Trust Issues $20 Million Cat Bond
A Florida insurance trust that provides property insurance and other products to cities around the state has issued a $20 million private placement catastrophe bond to help pay claims due to hurricanes. Towers Watson Capital Markets, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Towers Watson, said that the bond, Sunshine Re 2013-1, was issued on behalf of the Orlando, Fla.-based Florida Municipal Insurance ...
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Odyssey Marine rings NASDAQ opening bell
What do the SS Gairsoppa and the NASDAQ have in common? Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. (NASDAQ: OMEX) has opened them both. The Tampa-based deep-ocean exploration company rang the opening bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite this morning to promote an exhibition opening on Friday at Discovery Times Square. The exhibit, SHIPWRECK! Pirates and Treasure explores years of research by Odyssey and features ...
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Bloomin Brands prices secondary offering
Liz Smith is CEO of Bloomin' Brands. Shareholders at Bloomin Brands Inc. have priced the millions of shares of stock they are offering for sale. The shareholders will sell their Bloomin Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) stock for $21.50 a share, according to a statement early Thursday. The stock closed at $21.52 a share Wednesday night, before the pricing was announced. Most of the stock to be sold is ...
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Man charged with murder in Florida after he was overheard discussing killing when cellphone pocket-dialed 911
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911.The Broward Sheriff's Office says 24-year-old Scott Simon is charged with first-degree murder in the May 5 shooting of 33-year-old Nicholas Walker. Walker was shot while driving his car onto an Interstate 95 ...
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FHP trooper hits gator crossing road near Naples
NAPLES, Fla. -- A Florida Highway Patrol trooper driving in North Naples hit an alligator that was crossing a road.The incident happened about 3 a.m. Thursday on Immokalee Road.The Naples Daily News ( http://bit.ly/11d7cWg) reports Trooper Roberto Morales couldn't avoid hitting the gator, which ran off. Morales wasn't injured, but his vehicle was damaged.Morales says the gator was ...
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Coast Guard repatriates 7 Cuban migrants
MIAMI -- The U.S. Coast Guard has returned seven Cuban migrants found off the Florida Keys back to their Caribbean homeland.The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Flores repatriated the migrants on Wednesday to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. The group was found on Saturday after a good Samaritan reported a rustic boat was taking on water east of Card Sound.The Coast Guard says crew members ...
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AP Man shot by agent implicated self
ORLANDO - A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Orlando after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities ...
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Florida Governor Signs Election Reform Bill Reversing His Own Voter Suppression Laws
barrage of election law changes pushed by Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) and other GOP lawmakers. Republicans slashed the number of early voting days in half, changed ballot length restrictions to ...
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Report Florida man who killed woodpecker with pellet rifle charged
A Marion County man who shot and killed a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating his plums was charged Tuesday with taking a migratory bird, ocala.com is reporting.John Wayne Miller, 51, of Ocklawaha, was booked and released at the Marion County Jail on Tuesday.He said he was sorry and didn't know it was illegal to shoot it, ocala.com ...
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Friday is White Hot Heat Day for South Florida Students
Friday is designated "White Hot Heat Day" for all students, faculty and administrators for Miami-Dade and Broward County Public ...
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Report A-Rod Sells Miami Beach Home For $30 Million
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) - He's not been on the baseball field this year, but New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is still pocketing plenty of cash. But it's not the Yankees giving A-Rod his latest payday, but rather a home buyer in South ...
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Triple Murder May Link Tsarnaev And Man Killed In Florida
shot and killed after he allegedly attacked an FBI agent Wednesday in Orlando, may have been involved with Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a 2011 triple murder. As NPR's Dina ...
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Exclusive Bubka McQuaid Schormann and Wu to stand for three ASOIF Council spots in St Petersburg
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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New federal law will affect thousands of Fort Lauderdale homes
New federal law expected to increase prices and add time to renovations of homes across the country built before 1978, what impact will it have on Fort Lauderdale?
Renovations of any kind to most buildings in Fort Lauderdale are expected to go up in the wake of a new federal law, the Renovation, Repair and Painting law, which is intended to protect children from the damaging effects of toxic lead. Read more
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