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Davie fire called suspicious
Davie— Authorities on Monday continued to investigate a suspected arson fire that damaged an occupied trailer home in the 500 block of Southwest 132nd Avenue.The fire broke out Sunday morning, and was spotted by a neighbor, said Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle. The occupants fled the home, firefighters responded and no one was injured, he said.Both the state and city fire marshals are ...
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Miami-Dade Scores Big Share Of State Dollars
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - Miami-Dade was the big winner when it came to state money handed out to counties after Gov. Scott signed the new $74.5 billion budget on Monday. Miami-Dade will receive more than $1.7 billion, about 65 percent more than the county with the next-largest share, Broward, which took in a shade over $1.05 billion. Rounding out the top 10 for state funds were ...
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Fla. woman charged with Haitian visa fraud
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A South Florida woman has been charged with visa fraud after authorities say she falsely promised 143 Haitians and told the federal government there were jobs waiting for them in the U.S.Prosecutors say 59-year-old Jetta McPhee of Tamarac prepared a fake contract claiming a U.S. company needed construction workers under the H-2B guest worker visa program. The workers ...
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Long-term care Medicaid patients start enrolling
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Phone counselors are now available to help long-term care Medicaid recipients choose their health plans.State health officials say the call centers went live Monday. Long-term care Medicaid recipients can call the hotline and ask questions about what doctors and medications are covered in different plans.The counselor can also enroll them in a plan. Recipients have until ...
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Do the Indiana Pacers have what it takes to beat the Miami Heat
San Antonio's blowout Game One win on Sunday , the Eastern Conference Finals will start Wednesday night with the Pacers acting as huge underdogs compared to the Heat.Wait, hold up, this series isn't starting until Wednesday? This seems a tad unnecessary. Are the Eastern Conference Finals being scheduled by the same people who determine how long the hiatus in between "Breaking ...
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Florida City Wonders Who Won Powerball
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 history. But it wasn't Matthew Bogel. On Sunday, he loaded groceries into his car after shopping at the Publix. He shook his head when asked about the jackpot. "It's crazy, isn't it?" he ...
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Woman Bit Boyfriends Penis After He Refused Sex Authorities
According to the affidavit, Harrison and her boyfriend, who have been together for three years and have an infant together, were in bed when Harrison wanted to have sex and started touching her mate, who ...
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Orlando gas prices remaining stable before Memorial Day weekend
Gas prices remained relatively stable in Orlando last week. Gas prices throughout the Southeast remained relatively stable, with averages for a gallon of regular gasoline in Orlando and statewide falling 1 cent, AAA reports. Local pump prices average $3.39 per gallon while the average price for a gallon of gas in Florida is $3.46. However, nationwide, the average price for a gallon of gasoline ...
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Alabama mans class ring found decades later
FLORENCE, Ala. -- Rick Shayne Fossett loved wearing his wife's class ring."When Rick and I started dating, he always wore my class ring," his widow, Lola Fossett, said. "He'd say, 'I had a class ring in high school and I loved it, but I lost it.' So I said 'you can have mine,' and he wore it on his pinky. He always kept it on, all the way until he ...
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Deputies Bartender 3 patrons sliced by angry man
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. -- A 50-year-old man is accused of attacking four people with a fillet knife in an Indian Rocks Beach bar.The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/YUnQ0o) reports James Klingbeil was at the Red Lion Pub at closing time Sunday when the bartender refused to sell him alcohol because he was intoxicated.Pinellas County deputies say Klingbeil walked to a nearby store, bought a ...
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1 dead another hurt in Brevard crash
BREVARD COUNTY -- One person was killed and another seriously injured in a single car crash in Brevard County Sunday night. The crash happened around 9:30 pm. on Babcock Street near the intersection of Buffer Preserve Drive in Palm Bay. The Florida Highway Patrol said a car driven by 56-year-old Michael Hill of Palm Bay was traveling north on Babcock Street and got distracted by his ...
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Zephyrhills anxious to learn jackpot winner
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The ticket was bought the Publix at Zephyr Commons on Gall ...
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Statewide hurricane exercise pays homage to Bob Lay
The state's annual hurricane exercise Monday is paying homage to fallen Emergency Management Director Bob Lay, who died in January 2012. ...
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Man Opened Fire Outside Girlfriends Little Havana Eatery Cops
A man is facing an aggravated assault charge after police say he fired several shots outside his girlfriend's Little Havana restaurant early Monday ...
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A weeks worth of South Florida summer fun
MIAMI - Summer is when the stream of tourists to South Florida slows, deterred by hot, wet weather and the threat of hurricanes. It's when rates at beachfront hotels plummet, spas and restaurants offer special deals, traffic eases and locals can enjoy discount staycations. But how can we spend those leisure days when we've logged out of the office email and need an alternate source of ...
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Truck hauling pool chemicals crashes on CR 419 in Seminole County
A truck carrying pool chemicals was involved in a crash in Seminole County that injured three people. It happened around 8 a.m. on CR 419 and Lake Mills ...
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Jury selection today in stabbing death of Orlando bouncer
Craig Sandhaus is charged with second degree murder in the May 7, 2011 stabbing death of Milton Torres at a downtown Orlando bar. (PHOTO/Orange County ...
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Gas prices jump 11 cents in past 2 weeks
The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday, May 19, 2013 says the price of a gallon of regular is ...
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Tornadoes slam Plains Midwest One person killed in Oklahoma
Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation's midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported throughout the ...
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Weather Forecast Muggy Monday With Afternoon Storms in South Florida
Mostly cloudy skies will rule each afternoon as scattered storms may yield a few strong to severe storms late in the afternoon. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds are the primary threat for Monday with any of the storms that do get ...
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Government budget cuts begin to impact Orlando convention business
Cutbacks in government travel are beginning to have an impact on Orlandos convention business. Cutbacks in government travel are beginning to have an impact on Orlandos convention business, Orlando Sentinel reports. The most recent example was the cancellation of the General Services Administrations training forum, which would have brought a $13 million boost to the local economy, the Sentinel ...
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2 Fantasy 5 players share $85758.86 top prize
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $85,758.86 each, the Florida Lottery said Monday.The winning tickets were bought in Navarre and Kissimmee, lottery officials reported.The 232 tickets matching four numbers won $119 each. Another 7,176 tickets matching three numbers won $10.50 each, and 73,594 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking two ...
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Mans body found after North Florida home explodes
YULEE, Fla. -- The body of a man was found following an explosion inside a north Florida mobile home.Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper told the Florida Times-Union ( http://bit.ly/19UinZj) a neighbor called 911 about 1:20 a.m. Sunday after hearing an explosion.Leeper says there were multiple propane tanks around the house. Some of them exploded. The sheriff's office and the state fire ...
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Chinese hackers resume attacks on U.S....Tech industry pushes to amend immigration bill... Enron no lesson EU probes oil-price manipulation
Chinese hackers are attacking U.S. targets again. Warm Monday, with scattered showers. See more weather at Action News Jax. Tech industry pushes to amend immigration bill (NYT) Ben Bernankes advice to college grads (CNN) States bank on online sales tax (WSJ) Chinese hackers resume attacks on US targets ...
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Missing Miami Gardens Girl Found Safe Father Arrested
Miami Gardens Police asked for the public's help Sunday in finding Arianna Willis, who has been missing since Friday from 2951 NW 211th St. in Miami Gardens. Police said they believe the endangered missing 10-month-old girl is with her father, Dexter Jones, 42, who they said is in violation of a court order to surrender ...
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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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