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OrlandoSentinel.com - Home  Report: Orlando home prices to fall further 29 Jul 2010 at 5:26pm Orlando's double whammy of high unemployment coupled with a mounting inventory of foreclosed homes has left real estate prices poised for another drop, according to economists who released new hous...  Law-enforcement officers honor fallen Orange sheriff's pilot 29 Jul 2010 at 9:48am Dozens of law-enforcement officers are honoring a fallen Orange County sheriff's helicopter pilot today.
Missing Sumter County girl found safe -- father in police custody 29 Jul 2010 at 6:16pm Police take her father into custody A 6-year-old Sumter County girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert ...  PETA asks for criminal charges in SeaWorld death 29 Jul 2010 at 12:14am The animal-rights group PETA said today that it has asked the state attorney general to pursue involuntary manslaughter charges against SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment following the February death o... Actor Wesley Snipes asks to remain free 29 Jul 2010 at 4:57pm OCALA – Lawyers for Orlando-born actor Wesley Snipes want a federal judge to let the movie star remain free while they fight to win him a new trial.
 Cops: Two on the run after shooting teen in face 29 Jul 2010 at 3:25pm Residents of an east Orange County apartment complex are in shock after two shooters opened fire on a 16-year-old boy Wednesday night, shooting him in the face.
Woman missing. Body found. Are they related? 29 Jul 2010 at 3:20pm Edgewater police are trying to solve the mystery. Edgewater police are trying to find out whether a body f...  FCAT results may be right after all, state says 29 Jul 2010 at 3:08pm But FCAT reviews are not complete The 2010 FCAT results may end up being correct, despite troubling "anoma...  New Q Poll finds Scott, Greene with leads 29 Jul 2010 at 5:58pm TALLAHASSEE – The two wealthy, self-funded newcomers vying for Florida's open governor's office and U.S. Senate seat are teaching the veteran politicians a thing or two, according to yet another st... Dehydration, exercise and heat don't mix 28 Jul 2010 at 2:24pm When Tour de France cyclist Cadel Evans wanted to press on after fracturing his elbow in a fall in Stage 8, BMC Racing Team physician Max Testa made the call.
 Florida News / South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Federal official: Oil spill threat to South Florida almost over 29 Jul 2010 at 4:12pm Retired admiral in charge of cleanup says Tropical Storm Bonnie and other events have virtually ended threat to South Florida ... 'Mini Times Square' concept up for final Miami vote Thursday, report says 29 Jul 2010 at 6:11am MIAMI -- City commissioners are scheduled to take a final vote Thursday on building a pair of 40-story digital billboards next to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade Cou... Boy, 6, dies in Indian River County crash 29 Jul 2010 at 5:43am INDIAN RIVER COUNTY -- A 6-year-old boy died after a sport utility vehicle he was traveling in rolled over on Interstate 95, about three miles south of the Sebastian/Fellsmere exit.
New Jersey man charged in 2009 killing of Robert Yee, retired Miami cop 29 Jul 2010 at 4:57am MIAMI -- A New Jersey man accused of murdering a retired Miami police captain last year was booked into a Miami-Dade jail Wednesday evening.
Statue of Julia Tuttle, 'Mother of Miami' now stands near city's port 29 Jul 2010 at 6:06am It's only fitting that the statue honoring the "Mother of Miami" would stand adjacent to a children's playground, overlooking the world-renowned seaport she envisioned when South Florida was nothin... Homestead tries to sell pile of fill for dirt cheap 28 Jul 2010 at 8:18am Homestead taxpayers are now the proud owners of … a worthless pile of dirt.
 Beaches in Broward, Palm Beach counties score high for clean water 28 Jul 2010 at 7:47pm National environmental group rates beaches across the country for bacterial contamination, other pollutants ... Teacher accused of selling pain pills to undercover Vero Beach police 28 Jul 2010 at 8:20am An Indian River County School District teacher is out of jail on $150,000 bail after being charged drug trafficking, a Vero Beach Police report states. Raquel Wright, 36, of the 4600 block of 43rd ... Hearing set on Broward manatee zones 27 Jul 2010 at 11:48am Public gets chance to comment on possible changes on Intracoastal, other waterways A public hearing will be held Aug. 3 on proposed...  Sick of nasty ads? Tough. You paid for 'em 27 Jul 2010 at 10:40pm There's only one thing more annoying than the constant barrage of ugly ads you see each campaign season — and that's knowing you helped pay for them.
 MiamiHerald.com: Florida 29 Jul 2010 at 1:00am Rick Scott is all over TV, spending his millions on ads promoting himself as an outsider candidate for governor against ``career politician'' Bill McCollum. Ex-Florida GOP chief Jim Greer in jail: confused, defiant 29 Jul 2010 at 1:00am On the day Jim Greer was jailed for alleged fraud, the former Republican Party of Florida chairman found himself in a strange world as he scrambled to find a bail bondsmen, his lawyer, a suit for h... Florida GOP sued for donations from Scott Rothstein's law firm 29 Jul 2010 at 1:00am The Republican Party of Florida was sued Wednesday for $237,000 it received from Scott Rothstein's defunct Fort Lauderdale law firm.<p/> Rothstein donated to the party from accounts of his law fi... Florida Chamber of Commerce endorses Bill McCollum 29 Jul 2010 at 1:00am With the two leading Republican candidates for governor peddling their economic plans, Attorney General Bill McCollum on Wednesday received an endorsement in his bid from the Florida Chamber of Com... Miami VA: Remaining veterans notified of disease exposure 29 Jul 2010 at 1:00am The Miami Veterans Administration hospital said Wednesday it has reached all 79 local veterans it failed to contact last year when it learned that colonoscopies performed at the facility between 20... Gulf oil spill: 100 days, 10 lessons 29 Jul 2010 at 1:00am As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill hit the 100-day mark Wednesday, clear lessons have emerged from the stained waters. Here are 10 big ones likely to influence future decisions on offshore exploration. 1st of 8 deep-water moratorium forums Wed. in La. 29 Jul 2010 at 5:10pm The first of eight forums to gather information about whether to continue, end, reduce or expand the deepwater drilling moratorium will be at Tulane University. Part of Miss. River delta reopens to sport fishing 29 Jul 2010 at 4:25pm Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham reopens part of the Mississippi River delta in Plaquemines Parish to recreational fishing. Amber Alert issued for missing 6-year-old in Fla. 29 Jul 2010 at 4:05pm An Amber Alert has been issued for a 6-year-old girl last seen in Wildwood. Partisan bickering delays oil spill legislation 29 Jul 2010 at 3:50pm Partisan disagreements in the Senate will delay passage of legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill until at least September, when Congress returns from its summer recess.  Firstcoastnews.com Florida News 29 Jul 2010 at 4:15pm WILDWOOD, Fla. (AP) -- An Amber Alert has been issued for a 6-year-old girl last seen in Wildwood. Gulf Coast County Issues Mosquito-borne Illness Alert 29 Jul 2010 at 1:09pm TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Gulf coast health officials are urging residents to use mosquito repellant after two people died of Eastern equine encephalitis this month. Scott & Greene Lead Governor's Race in Polls 29 Jul 2010 at 6:58am TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Two wealthy newcomers to Florida politics who are self-financing their campaigns have taken double-digit leads in the state's Republican gubernatorial and Democratic Senate... Potential Hate Crime Charge for Teen Accused of Attacking Man Listening to Rap 28 Jul 2010 at 10:47am PALM BAY, Fla. -- A 14-year-old faces a hate-crime enhancement charge after Palm Bay police said he carried out a racially-motivated attack on a 22-year-old man for listening to rap music. Daring Fire Rescue Saves 62-Year-Old woman 27 Jul 2010 at 10:33am HOMOSASSA, Fla. -- Fighting smoke inhalation and physics, two Citrus County deputies and a good Samaritan pulled a 62-year-old woman from her burning home an instant before flames engulfed the room... Teen Beating Victim Can only Write her Name 27 Jul 2010 at 10:30am FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Video shows a teen beating victim writing her name, but the 15-year-old Florida girl continues to struggle with life. Woman in Hospital after Kickboxing Match 27 Jul 2010 at 10:24am ORLANDO, Fla. -- A woman is hospitalized in critical condition after she was knocked unconscious during an amateur kickboxing tournament in Orlando. More Dogs to Aide in Fla. Prison Searches 27 Jul 2010 at 10:21am WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Corrections has doubled the number of dogs it uses to search prisons for weapons, drugs and cell phones. Rubio Outlines Plan for Government Cuts 26 Jul 2010 at 3:04pm ORLANDO, Fla. -- U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio on Monday proposed having a constitutional amendment requiring Congress to balance the budget and endorsed a requirement that any future taxes be ... Woman Dies after Being Dragged, Trapped under SUV 26 Jul 2010 at 11:34am CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A 44-year-old woman has died after being dragged and trapped under an SUV that crashed through the window of a Clearwater building.  Florida News DCF Secretary to Testify in D.C. on Foster Care 29 Jul 2010 at 6:05pm The head of the state's child welfare agency will testify in Washington, D.C., about how states can use federal funds to keep children out of foster care. Florida veterans' chief Collins dies in bike accident 29 Jul 2010 at 3:00pm Retired Adm. LeRoy Collins Jr., a former U.S. Senate candidate and current director of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by an SUV while ridin... Judge Throws Out Proposed Health Care Amendment 29 Jul 2010 at 11:55am A judge removed from the November ballot Thursday a proposed constitutional amendment that would have blocked the state from implementing a health care plan similar to President Barack Obama's fede... Winn-Dixie to shut down 9 Central Florida stores 29 Jul 2010 at 7:51am Nine Central Florida stores are among the 30 that Winn-Dixie is closing throughout the Southeast, the Jacksonville -based grocery chain said Wednesday night. Friends recall photographer's love of Florida's underwater world 29 Jul 2010 at 3:46am Around the crystal-blue spring waters that inspired his adventurous life, trailblazing cave diver, deep-water cinematographer and aquifer advocate Wes Skiles was eulogized Wednesday as a Florida hero. Arizona immigration ruling provides relief to some in South Florida, but hope... 28 Jul 2010 at 11:42pm South Florida immigrants viewed with relief a federal judge's decision Wednesday to block provisions of an Arizona law that would step up enforcement against people suspected of being in the countr... Gay Fla. Congressional candidate's campaign signs vandalized 28 Jul 2010 at 7:42pm An unknown vandal spray-painted "fag" on several of openly gay Florida Congressional candidate Scott Galvin's campaign signs. Allstate's Castle Key Insurers Seek 18-33% Rate Hikes in Florida 28 Jul 2010 at 6:38pm Allstate Insurance subsidiaries in Florida are seeking rate increases from 18 percent to 33 percent. When thieves hit, great-grandmother in Florida bit 28 Jul 2010 at 2:23pm A great-grandmother in Daytona Beach bit an assailant and was dragged several feet hanging on to the getaway car of a couple who snatched her purse. Florida Deepwater Recovery Response July 28, 2010 28 Jul 2010 at 10:13am Under the leadership of Governor Charlie Crist, the State Emergency Response Team and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are actively coordinating and responding to the Deepwater Ho... |