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17 May 2012 at 5:47pm
Two FAMU band members admit hazing female clarinet player
17 May 2012 at 5:47pm
Victim was punched on legs with fists, smacked with metal ruler
TALLAHASSEE — Two Florida A&M University band members, including one charged in the felony hazing death of drum major Robert Champion in Orlando, admitted Thursday to hazing a first-year female clarinet player who was treated at a hospital after being beaten last year.
Pit bull bites 3-year-old girl on face
17 May 2012 at 10:04am
PORT RICHEY — Deputies say a 3-year-old girl was bitten on the face by her family's pit bull.
Solantic Walk-in Urgent Care is becoming CareSpot Express Healthcare
15 May 2012 at 6:22pm
Jacksonville-based Solantic LLC, the largest operator of urgent-care centers in Florida, is changing its name to CareSpot Express Healthcare.
Guns stolen in car burglaries linked to Cady Way killings
15 May 2012 at 5:46pm
A pistol stolen from a car parked in a neighbor's driveway may have fired the bullets that killed two Winter Park High School students last month.
Schools won't be held accountable for this year's low FCAT writing scores
15 May 2012 at 5:18pm
Florida will hold public schools harmless from this year's dramatic drop in FCAT writing scores, refiguring its calculations so the state's A-to-F grades aren't damaged by the low marks, the State Board of Education decided Tuesday.
FCAT writing scores are a 'disaster'; educators are stunned
14 May 2012 at 10:24pm
Scores on Florida's writing test dropped dramatically this year, with student essays earning such poor marks that one superintendent called them a "disaster" and many educators demanded that the state study what happened.
12-year-old boy saves 4 younger siblings from house fire
14 May 2012 at 9:19am
Parents not home when kids lit candles after power went out
MILTON, Florida — Officials are crediting a 12-year-old boy for saving his four younger siblings from their burning home near Pensacola.
A month after gruesome deaths, suspects in Cady Way slayings behind bars
12 May 2012 at 5:32pm
Two men with lengthy criminal histories are charged in the deaths of Winter Park High School students Nicholas Presha and Jeremy Stewart.
Almost a month after two high school students were killed and burned off Cady Way Trail, the charred earth where their bodies were found has faded. But details of their gruesome deaths are just beginning to come into focus.
MiamiHerald.com: Florida
17 May 2012 at 8:00pm
Evidence is released in the Trayvon Martin homicide
17 May 2012 at 7:28pm
Evidence in George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder case, including reports from five Sanford police investigators and an autopsy report documenting Trayvon Martin’s single gunshot in the chest, was released Thursday.
Boca businessman pays $5 million in electric-car rip-off
17 May 2012 at 5:38pm
A Boca Raton businessman facing federal charges and an SEC complaint reached a $5 million settlement with a group of investors who claim he fleeced them.
Pit bull bites 3-year-old Florida girl on face
17 May 2012 at 7:22am
A 3-year-old girl was seriously injured Wednesday night when the family pit bull bit her in the face.
Sheriff: Murder suspect used baseball bat to kill his sleeping wife
17 May 2012 at 10:30am
A husband is accused of beating and killing his sleeping wife with an aluminum baseball bat.
Polo mogul John Goodman to be kept on electronic leash while out of jail
16 May 2012 at 10:42pm
While John Goodman is out of jail appealing his DUI-manslaughter conviction, there will be no convivial afternoons at the polo grounds, no charity events, no late night parties, no socializing at all — just work and house arrest.
Florida says more than 53,000 dead people on voting rolls
16 May 2012 at 10:16pm
Florida is calling on county election supervisors to remove more than 53,000 dead people from the state's voting rolls.
Hurricane summit recalls monster Andrew
16 May 2012 at 11:25pm
At the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference this week in Fort Lauderdale, emergency managers recall lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew 20 years ago this summer.
Mitt Romney rumbles through Florida, raising cash and bashing President Barac...
16 May 2012 at 8:48pm
Making stops in Tampa and South Florida, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was long on criticisms of President Barack Obama, but short on specifics.
WTLV - Florida News
17 May 2012 at 8:02pm
Two Admit Hazing Female FAMU Band Member
17 May 2012 at 1:02pm
Two former Florida A&M University band members, including one charged in the felony hazing death of drum major Robert Champion, today pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hazing for beating a female clarinet player last year, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
New Research Shows Students Are Missing A Month Of School
17 May 2012 at 12:40pm
Some students are taking 'sick days' to a whole new level.
Prosecutor: Plea Deals Set in Fla. A&M Hazing Case
17 May 2012 at 10:30am
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A prosecutor says two defendants accused of hazing a
Florida A&M University band member are expected to plead guilty to
lesser charges.
Fla. Student to Plead Guilty to Obama Threat
17 May 2012 at 10:24am
MIAMI -- Court records show a Miami college student intends to plead
guilty to making threatening posts against President Barack Obama on
Facebook.
Ed Secretary Questions Fla. Law on Tutoring
17 May 2012 at 10:20am
MIAMI -- U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is questioning why the
Florida Legislature passed a law requiring districts to continue
tutoring services that haven't proven effective.
Citizens Board Chair Urges Caution on Higher Rates
17 May 2012 at 9:56am
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s board chairman
wants to involve Florida lawmakers in the discussion before acting on a
proposal that would dramatically raise rates for new policyholders.
Over 3,000 Dead Jacksonville Voters Removed from Rolls
17 May 2012 at 9:49am
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida is calling on county election supervisors to
remove more than 53,000 dead people from the state's voting rolls.
Trayvon Martin Killed by Single Gunshot Fired from 'Intermediate Range,' Auto...
17 May 2012 at 5:29am
SANFORD, Fla. -- Florida teenager Trayvon Martin died from a single gunshot wound to the
chest fired from "intermediate range," according to an autopsy report
reviewed Wednesday by NBC News.
Florida News
"Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle" ... Florida Rep. Kathleen...
17 May 2012 at 6:34pm
This week's guests and issues on Naples Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle, airing Sunday morning at 10 on ABC7: Lytle: And the long story short is, here we are headed into hurricane season, and if we get hit ... and the losses ... Citizens Insurance can't cover the losses.
Citizens Board Chair Urges Caution On Higher Rates In Florida
17 May 2012 at 5:35pm
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could face dire consequences if it fails to involve Florida lawmakers before deciding whether to approve a dramatic rate increase for new policyholders, the state-backed firm's board president warned Thursday.
Ed secretary questions Fla. law on tutoring
17 May 2012 at 4:30pm
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan questioned Thursday why the Florida Legislature passed a law requiring districts to continue tutoring services that have not proven effective Florida was one of nearly a dozen states that received a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law earlier this year.
Florida hurricane summit recalls monster Andrew
17 May 2012 at 4:30pm
In this age of smart phones, Twitter and a 24/7 news media, every tropical wave rolling off faraway Africa is almost as closely monitored as a Kardashian sister shopping on South Beach.
Florida voter rolls suspected of having roughly 53K dead, 2,600 ineligible
17 May 2012 at 12:25pm
Florida's local election supervisors on Wednesday sounded skeptical, and even distrustful, of a push by the state to remove thousands of potential non-U.S. citizens from the voting rolls just months before the critical 2012 elections.
Mitt Romney picks up $2 million during Florida swing
17 May 2012 at 8:20am
Mitt Romney swung through Florida on Wednesday, picking up more than $2 million in political contributions while bashing President Barack Obama as an ineffective leader.
Was Disgraced Ex-Florida GOP Chair Trying To Extort Charlie Crist?
17 May 2012 at 5:20am
"Listen I just wanted to call and tell you something as a man, not like these other people that have put knives in your back and never had the courtesy To former Gov.
State College of Florida's Angie Dascoli aids deep pitching staff in successf...
17 May 2012 at 1:06am
At State College of Florida, the Manatees possess a catcher that calls all the pitches that the deep rotation possesses with supreme command.
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