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Man goes missing while on Keys boating trip
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Authorities in the Florida Keys are searching for a man who went missing during a boating trip.The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports that the U.S. Coast Guard detected 40-year-old Jay Wesley Rydberg's emergency beacon May 14 at 4:13 a.m. During a 78-hour search, Rydberg's beacon was found 33 miles north of Key West, but there were no signs Rydberg or his ...
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Body of missing fishman found in Osceola County
OSCEOLA COUNTY -- Sheriff's deputies discovered the body of a missing commercial fisherman from St. Cloud. According to officials with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, the body of William Louis Platt was found Tuesday afternoon floating in Lake Marian near Kenansville. He'd been missing since Monday night when he was supposed to be setting lines to catch ...
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Seminole schools look to plug budget hole
LAKE MARY -- As the school year winds down, Seminole County school officials are keeping their eyes on the next year - and how much it's going to cost them and the residents of Seminole County for 2013-2014 and the next four years. A budget work session was held at the School Board offices on Tuesday afternoon. District leaders are facing a deficit of at least $4.1 million a year despite ...
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Fla. juvenile arrests down thanks to MAGIC anti-drug program
An Orange County deputy speaks at a 'graduation' ceremony for fifth-graders completing the MAGIC program, designed to teach kids about the dangers of drugs and violent crimes. (PHOTO/Natalie Tolomeo, ...
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98-year-old DeLand man ready for charity skydive
Don Sugg says there's no time for pity parties as he prepares for his latest skydive this Saturday, this time to raise money for the Neighborhood Center of West ...
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Some 70 animals coming to Gatorland from South Florida
The giant gator mouth is the iconic emblem of Gatorland, a more than 60 year old park billed the Alligator Capital of the World. Gatorland is also a wildlife preserve, and will soon be taking in dozens of animals from a similar park in South ...
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Priority Health Colon Cancer
Colon cancer claims thousands of lives each year. The cancer affects the large intestine in the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Most cases of colon cancer start as small, noncancerous clumps called polyps. Polyps rarely produce symptoms, which makes regular screening very important. Once cancer has developed, certain ...
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New bricks installed at Veterans Memorial Park in Bushnell
BUSHNELL -- The latest group of bricks has been installed at Veterans Memorial Park in County . The park, which is located on the west side of the historic courthouse, serves as a tribute to the men and women who served our country. If you are interested in ordering a brick for a living or deceased veteran, call the Sumter County Veterans Services at (352) 569-1520. Each brick costs $50 and ...
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Drug rehabilitation center opens in Umatilla
The Recovery Village held a grand opening of their 67,000-square-foot lodge-style treatment center. It includes a large exercise facility, meditation rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, a theater, and much more. A typical stay at the center will be around $32,500. The center renovated the former Umatilla Academy for Girls, which shut down in 2006 after reports the girls were mistreated and ...
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Election reform law expands early voting days
Last November people all over Florida waited for hours to vote during the early voting period and on Election Day, like the people waiting at this polling place in Orlando's Dr. Phillips neighborhood. A new election law promises to prevent ...
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SeaWorld Orlando launches reusable cup program
SeaWorld says each refill with a reusable cup prevents the emission of approximately 27 grams of CO2. (PHOTO/SeaWorld ...
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Powerball rumors swirl in Zephyrhills
The city of Zephyrhills is still waiting for its big Powerball winner to come forward. The winning ticket, with a grand prize worth $590.5 million, was purchased at the Gall Boulevard ...
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St. Cloud police arrest 16 in drug sweep
ST. CLOUD -- In Osceola County, police are in the middle of Operation Summer Sweep to to combat illegal drug activity. St. Cloud Police said they arrested 16 people during the first day of the operation. Two search warrants were served on Friday and police said that more than 240-grams of marijuana were seized along with about$ 1,928.00 in cash. All sixteen people arrested were taken to ...
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Florida volunteers head to Oklahoma to help tornado victims
LONGWOOD -- Central Floridians are stepping up to help in a disaster elsewhere in the country, as a team of 10 people from Longwood prepare to help survivors of a ...
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Melbourne Beach Mayor Tom Davis resigns
This 2011 file photo shows Tom Davis during his campaign to become mayor of West Melbourne. Davis, who was elected in November 2011, announced his resignation Monday, May 20, 2013. (FILE/Tom Davis, via ...
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FDOT holding hearing about SR-40 widening project
OCALA -- The Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public hearing Tuesday night about plans to widen State Road 40. The meeting will be held at the Lillian Bryant Meeting Hall, located ...
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Police seek purse snatcher and two shoppers
Hallandale Beach Police are searching for a purse snatcher and two women suspected of going Christmas shopping with credit cards from that stolen purse, police said. The strong arm robbery happened around 12:25 p.m. on Dec. 20 outside the Desjardins Bank at 1001 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd. A young man grabbed the purse and ran off but there was no bank surveillance camera in the north parking lot ...
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Venezuelan Banker and Miami Brokerage Workers Are Accused of Fraud
CARACAS, Venezuela ...
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Causeway Cannibal victim keeps positive attitude nearly year later
MIAMI— When the so-called Causeway Cannibal chewed off a homeless man's face, disfiguring and blinding him, images of the facial injuries spread across the Internet and sparked worldwide revulsion.Yet nearly a year after that brutal assault in Miami, Ronald Poppo remains without a nose and without even prosthetic eyes, because he has rebuffed surgeons' offers to rebuild his ...
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Gov. Rick Scott signs elections bill to fix long voter lines
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has finished the fix of the flawed election law that relegated Florida to a late-night joke in 2012 by signing an elections clean-up bill passed on the final day of the legislative session.The measure, signed by Scott late Monday before he left for a trade mission to Chile, reverses several provisions implemented in 2011 by GOP lawmakers in anticipation of the ...
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Man gets 10 years for fatal street fight
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville man who said he was defending himself when he fatally shot another man during a street fight has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.A Duval County judge sentenced 20-year-old Quintavis Sermond Seay on Monday for manslaughter. The Florida Times-Union ( http://goo.gl/2SJ0H) reports that under a plea agreement, the judge could have given Seay anywhere from ...
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Area agencies standing by to assist tornado victims
As the level of devastation becomes clearer following this week’s deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, area charities and service agencies are waiting to see how they can help -- and how much help will be ...
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Walls to new GPD building start going up
In March of next year, the new building will open, ready for officers to return. But until then, construction continues at 721 NW Sixth St., where the original worn-down headquarters once stood.On Tuesday, workers in hardhats hammered away, installing support beams and starting on the exterior walls. A poured concrete slab serves as the site's current foundation."It's ...
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Early Easter leaves Orlando hotels with April hangover
After four months of year-over-year growth, business dipped in April at Orlando-area hotels, likely because of an early Easter this year and the absence of a couple of big conventions in town.Hotels in the Orlando market filled 72.6 percent of their rooms last month, compared with 75.6 percent in April 2012, and the average daily room price slipped 1 percent to $105.66, according to the latest ...
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Deerfield Beach Man Hit Girl With iPad Cord Authorities
A Miami Beach father, 49-year-old Adolfo Guzman, is facing an aggravated child abuse charge after he tied his 12-year-old son to a pole and left him for hours while he went shopping, police said. The boy said that he didn't tell his father he was at a friend's house Sunday, and said his father is innocent. His sister and Miami Beach Police spokesman Sgt. Bobby Hernandez also spoke ...
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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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