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Fla. legislative leaders barnstorming across state
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida's two legislative leaders are traveling across the state to tout legislation passed during the recently concluded session.The tour, which began on Wednesday, is unusual and not something that has been done by previous top legislators. It could fuel speculation that House Speaker Will Weatherford is looking to raise his political profile.Weatherford and Senate ...
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New Miami-Dade Schools police chief named
The school board appointed Ian Moffett on Wednesday. He was most recently a law enforcement trainer at the Miami Police Academy and previously worked for the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department for 15 ...
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Tiger has surgery in Clearwater for giant hairball
CLEARWATER -- It's not a typical case of a cat with a hairball. The cat at BluePearl Veterinary animal hospital in Clearwater Wednesday weighs about 400 lbs - and its hairball had to be removed through surgery. A 18-year-old tiger named 'Ty' went under the knife Wednesday at BluePearl Veterinary Partners specialty and emergency hospital in Clearwater. The hairball they removed ...
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Watch beer go from grain to glass at Orlando Brewery
ORLANDO -- If you just so happen to have a frosty mug filled with your favorite beer next to you, you might dig this idea. At no charge, Orlando Brewing is offering 45 minute tours of its brewery, showing you how your next "cold one" is born. "When he runs out of beer, then the tour's over," joked Orlando Brewing President John Cheek, referring to the tour guide. ...
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Priority Health High Blood Pressure Education Month
May is High Blood Pressure Education Month. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a silent killer because 90 percent of patients have no ...
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Fort Bragg soldier from Osceola County declared dead
ST CLOUD -- The US Army has declared dead a Fort Bragg soldier from St. Cloud, after being missing for more than a year. Specialist Kelli Bordeaux, 23, was last seen headed to a bar near her apartment in North Carolina in April 2012. Witnesses report seeing her leave the bar with a homeless sex offender, who denied any role in her disappearance. Volunteers scoured secluded areas around the ...
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Mrs. Fixit Book Safes
Most of Mrs. Fixit's projects are items you proudly want to display. This latest endeavour, hidden book compartments, is something you might want to keep low ...
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Caryn Kelley Medical examiner explains why death was homicide
Caryn Kelley is expected to take the stand in her own defense. She's faces up to 30 years in prison if she is found guilty of ...
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Community prayer service held for Oklahoma tornado victims
The Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance held a community prayer service at Tubman King Community Church for the Oklahoma tornado victims -- Wednesday, May 22, ...
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Kaitlyn Hunt gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend
Kaitlyn Hunt and her father, Steve, in Vero Beach on Monday, May 20, 2013 after Kaitlyn, 18, was arrested, expelled from school and charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery for dating and having sex with her 14-year-old girlfriend, who was a fellow player on her basketball team. (PHOTO/Hunt ...
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Mrs. Fixit Chalkboard Paint
Chalkboard paint has a million uses - on refrigerator doors, walls and now on canisters. All you need is a spray can of chalkboard paint and a few packages of nametags or adhesive labels from your office supply ...
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Clermont man arrested for threatening group of kids
Christopher Morales of Clermont was arrested after police said he pointed a weapon at a group of children and threatening to kill them. The 25-year-old told police it was a martial arts weapon, and not a gun. (PHOTO/Lake County ...
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NASCAR saluting U.S. Military
NASCAR fans, partners, drivers, teams and tracks can salute the military by sending messages of gratitude at www.NASCAR.com/Salutes and by using #NASCARSalutes on Instagram and ...
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Winter Garden man arrested for possession of child porn
FDLE said agents executed a search warrant at Andres David Hernandez's Avenue of the Groves apartment and found several hundred full length videos and images of child pornography on his ...
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Mrs. Fixit Dog Beds
Most of Mrs. Fixit's projects help out people, but this time she's forgetting our pet friends. Dogs and cats love a place to call their own, and a nicely-made bed will show them they are a valued member of the ...
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Student brings loaded gun to Colonial High School in Orlando
Orlando Police respond to Colonial High School after a loaded gun was found in a student's backpack - Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (VIDEO STILL/Sky ...
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Mrs. Fixit Decorative Boxes
If you need extra storage, you're probably looking for a inexpensive solution that looks great. Try fabric covered storage boxes. You can mix and match so many different ideas and colors. Coordinate fabrics or use the same fabric. You can also use the same size or different size boxes. Wallpaper remnants or even wrapping paper will work for a decorative look if you don't have ...
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Donation Dropoff Locations for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
On the day after a massive tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma, families returned to bear witness to the damage as search and rescue teams kept picking through debris looking for survivors. President Barack Obama, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and tornado survivor Katrina Ellerd spoke about the aftermath of the ...
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Woman Throws Roll of Toilet Paper at Court Camera
A woman who was recently convicted of stealing a banana showed her displeasure with a Broward judge's bond decision by grabbing a roll of toilet paper and throwing it at the camera. Watch the remote interaction between Gerhonda Snell, 24, and Broward Circuit Judge John Hurley in this ...
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Man Arrested for Murder After Pocket-Dialing 9-1-1
A Pompano Beach man is being held without bond on homicide charges after he pocket-dialed 9-1-1 while talking to someone about his murder plans, police ...
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Miami Beach Police Ready for Urban Beach Weekend
This Urban Beach Weekend, partygoers on Miami Beach seem to be on their best behavior. They tell NBC 6 that this year's festivities seem safer with the additional police ...
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Alachua County home sales continue hot trend jumped 24 percent in April
Alachua County home sales have increased 20 percent in each of the first four months of the year over 2012, according to data from the Gainesville Multiple Listings ...
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WellCare names David Gallitano to top board post
David Gallitano The board of directors of WellCare Health Plans Inc. elected David Gallitano as chairman. Gallitano, a WellCare director since 2009, succeeds Charles Berg, who stepped down from the board at the end of todays annual shareholders meeting. Gallitano has been president of Tucker Advisors Inc., a private investment firm, since 2002. Gallitanos operational experience and financial ...
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Deputy crashes patrol car injures 2 others
MANATEE, Fla. -- A Tampa Bay area deputy totaled a patrol car and hospitalized two other drivers with minor injuries after authorities say she failed to stop for a red light.The Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports that the deputy had just looked up from her work-issued computer Tuesday afternoon when she rear-ended one vehicle and pushed it into another one. Both of the other vehicles ...
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Citizens sheds 60000 policies in special deal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's largest property insurer is shedding 60,000 policies - many of them in South Florida - under a questionable deal.The board of Citizens Property Insurance voted 3-2 on Wednesday to transfer policies to a St. Petersburg company called Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance.Heritage is less than a year old but it has already made large donations to 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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