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Tampa Bay Gets 1st Look at New Players as OTAs Begin
TAMPA | When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers start offseason training activities (OTAs) this week, there will be a lot of new faces on defense. That is expected when a team goes 7-9 and has the worst passing defense in the ...
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Glitch in widely used polygraph can skew results
Several police departments across the country said they were not disturbed by the news of the LX4000 polygraph because they had not noticed inaccurate measurements. In South Florida, the use of the LX4000 is ...
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U.S. suburban poverty growing but trend mixed in Miami-Dade Broward
Across the country, the poverty rate is surging in the suburbs, where the number of poor people is growing much faster than in central cities — a largely unrecognized reversal that calls for a retooling of federal anti-poverty, economic development and transit funding, the Brookings Institution has found. In a book released Monday, researchers at the non-partisan think tank’s ...
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Police find missing 10-month-old girl from Miami Gardens
A Miami Gardens police officer was on patrol when police said he was approached by a citizen who gave the officer information that Arianna Willis and her 42-year-old father, Dexter Jones, were both seen in an establishment at Northwest 199th Street and Northwest 2nd ...
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Budget cuts are affecting convention business in Central Florida
Orange County Convention Center that - although not among Orlando's biggest shows - still would have brought a $13 million economic boost to the Orlando area. But thanks to cutbacks in government travel, officials at the General Services Administration scrapped the training forum, scheduled for this past week, and instead told its government and industry partners to save money by doing ...
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ERBA Diagnostics Rooted in Mumbai growing in Miami
Business : ERBA and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and sell diagnostic test kits, automated medical testing equipment and a range of reagents and other chemical products used in medical research and commercial laboratories, hospitals and doctors’ offices. ERBA products are employed in tests and analyses related to autoimmune and infectious diseases, diabetes and blood ...
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Surrendered dogs up for adoption in Sumter County
The Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County shared this picture of an adoptable dog in a post on their Facebook page. (IMAGE/HSSPCA of Sumter ...
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1 killed in shooting at Daytona Beach motel
DAYTONA BEACH -- Daytona Beach police are investigating a deadly shooting at a motel early Sunday morning Investigators said a witness heard a gunshot and called police to the Sunshine Inn at 1234 S. Ridgewood Avenues. Sammie Savage, 41, was found dead with a gunshot wound in a room. The witness that called 911 told police he saw a man running from the scene. Police said no other ...
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2 killed after car hits tree in Poinciana
Florida Highway Patrol troopers at the scene of a vehicle accident involving a tree - Sunday, May 19, 2013. (PHOTO/Joey Williams, ...
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Lifeguards kept busy during Cocoa Beach super boat races
COCOA BEACH -- Tens of thousands of people packed Cocoa Beach for the 4th Annual Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix this weekend. More people meant more rescues for lifeguards, including near-drownings. An estimated 60,000 people lined the beach for the boat races. "That's a lot of people, a lot of parking, lot of hotdogs, so a lot of good business for the local ...
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Citrus County gunslinger hits target quickly blind
BROOKSVILLE -- A Citrus County man is proving you don't need to see to be a good shot and a fast shot. The modern day gunslingers are members of the Classical Fast Draw Society and they meet at the Hernando Sportsman's Club a few times a month. For sure they're some of the fastest guns around. Jim Miekka, also known as "Midnight Gunslinger," is totally blind. ...
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Gov. Rick Scott speeding up Florida inmate execution process
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has accelerated the pace of signing death warrants in Florida by lining up three executions over the next few weeks, the most in such a brief period of time in more than two decades. Scott and his chief legal adviser say they are doing nothing unusual. But legal experts who oppose the death penalty wonder whether other factors are at work -- such as Scott's ...
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Florida National Guard in transition phase
Sgt. Sean O'Donnell, center, 23, U.S. Army National Guard, barks out command to his platoon during a warrior leadership course at the Florida National Guard training facility Camp Blanding, where weekend warriors hone their ...
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Guardian ad Litem program lauds Bradley for his support
State Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, was honored as an ';Honorary Guardian ad Litem'; at the annual volunteer recognition dinner held recently in Gainesville. Bradley was recognized for his work during the recent legislative session, supporting the program as chairman of the Senate's appropriations committee which funds court services. The volunteer recognition dinner is ...
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Florida Governor Rick Scott To Veto 3 College Tuition Hike
Florida Governor Rick Scott could sign or veto a texting while driving ban as soon as the weekend but so far, he has given no indication which way he is leaning. Attorney David Seltzer comments on the ...
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Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park
People survey damage from a tornado that hit Edmond, Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, ...
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Here comes typical summer pattern Heat humidity rain
Elevated temperatures and afternoon thunderstorms are predicted every day this week, marking the beginning of the typical Florida weather ...
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One winning ticket in Florida set to take record Powerball jackpot topping $590 million
DES MOINES, Iowa - A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...
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How much is that dusty collectible worth Plenty appraisers say
Joan Landry holds a doll that she brought to "Antiques in Your Attic" at the Sterling House of Gainesville on Sunday. Landry said that the doll is over 25 years old and belonged to her sister, who is now deceased. "Its important to me," she said. Guests to the event were invited to bring in their favorite antique, knickknack or keepsake to find out its worth from the staff at ...
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Woman 19 fell from 3rd-floor balcony during party police say
A 19-year-old woman fell from a third-floor balcony at a Gainesville apartment house on Saturday night but received only minor injuries, according to a police ...
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No-right-on-red signs need to be consistent city says
The right-turn prohibition is activated early Sunday mornings, when traffic is minimal. But it is not on at other times, such as weekday evenings, Berg said.';And of course traffic at this time is still quite busy, far more so than early Sunday a.m.,'; Berg said. ';If this works as intended, I’d love to hear the explanation for it!';Matthew S. Weisman, Gainesville ...
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St. Petersburg gives the former Scene nightclub six months to stay clean of drugs crime
ST. PETERSBURG -- Despite attempts by the city to close the former Scene Premium Nightclub, a new owner has been given a chance to keep the doors open. The club, now called Onyx, has reached an agreement with the city on security issues after the Nuisance Abatement Board voted to close the troubled facility in March. The agreement is the first to stem from a new law the City Council passed in ...
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Florida’s Citizens Balks at Issuing HO-8 Policy
Florida's quasi-governmental property insurer is resisting a statutory requirement that it start issuing an HO-8 policy due to a disagreement with regulators over rates and concerns that the policy's reduced price could make it attractive to consumers despite the policy's limited ...
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Florida’s Citizens Regulators Agree to Restrict Eligibility for New HO-8 Policies
Florida's state-backed property insurer and state regulators have cleared the path for the insurer to begin issuing a new HO-8 policy by limiting it to low-value older homes, addressing concerns that the policies’ low rates could lead to a potential influx of policies into the insurer. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was required by law to start making the HO-8 policy available by ...
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2013 Hurricane Prediction 72 Chance on East Coast 48 for Florida
The Colorado State University team is predicting an above-average 2013 Atlantic basin hurricane season with 18 named storms and a 72 percent chance one will make landfall somewhere along the entire Eastern seaboard. Nine of those 18 named storms are expected to become hurricanes and four of those major hurricanes (Saffir/Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater. The ...
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Horticultural therapy for war veterans.
There are still Vietnam veterans living in poverty or on the street in the United States today, everyday many commit suicide from despair. Since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, suicide rates among veterans have spiked again as sufferers of a range of mental and physical injuries fall through the net. Veteran Farms are one way in which these veterans can be helped.
Adam Burke is a man with a mission, to help war veterans returning to the United States after tours abroad, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, that have struggled to reintegrate with society. This may be due to PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder), physical injuries, such as disability, or a sense of a loss of purpose after the harried action of a war zone. Read more
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