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Man shot in Orlando in Boston probe
ORLANDO - A man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said ...
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Burglar Broke Into Auto Parts Store Twice Miami Police
Miami Police are looking for a crook who broke into the same auto parts store twice in a matter of days. The first break-in happened on March 5 at the Advance Auto Parts store at 3145 Northwest 7th Street when the suspect smashed through the front glass ...
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Trial begins in murder of 78-year-old St. Petersburg woman
ST. PETERSBURG -- Six years after Audrey Mulligan's death, the man accused of her murder is at last being tried. Attorneys will give their opening statements this morning. Virgil DeBose was arrested in March 2007 on a sexual battery charge against Mulligan, 78, who authorities say was attacked in her St. Petersburg ...
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Orlando dancer wows So You Think You Can Dance
Sebastian Serra, 23, of the Orlando Ballet impressed the judges in Tuesday's telecast and moved on to Vegas Week. Serra, who is from Puerto Rico, has been with the Orlando Ballet for three ...
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Orlando Catholics to collect funds for tornado victims
Orlando Catholic Bishop John Noonan has called for a diocesan relief collection to help the victims of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado on Saturday and Sunday, May ...
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Florida teacher snoozes in class loses 2 days of pay
Cypress Bay High School in Weston filed into class one day last month to get an unexpected education in the effects of exhaustion: Science teacher Patrick Geller was asleep at his desk. Quite soundly, ...
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Court Rules Miami-Dade Mass Murderer Competent Can Be Executed
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a Miami-Dade mass murderer is mentally competent to be executed. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a 65-page ruling that upheld a determination by the Florida Supreme Court that John Ferguson, 65, could be ...
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Miami-Dade School Officers Settle Sex Abuse Claims Against Police Chief
Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them. Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson claimed in the lawsuits that former chief Charles Hurley asked them for dates and then retaliated against them when they refused his advances over several years. Hurley denied the claims but ...
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Florida man with links to Boston bombings killed
An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings. NBC News said the suspect was being questioned and was originally cooperative, but was fatally shot after attacking the agent. The Orlando Sentinel said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend as saying Mr Todashev was being ...
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Homes next to Florida house swallowed by sinkhole killing man to be demolished
SEFFNER, Fla. - The homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished.Officials say the demolition will take place Wednesday in Seffner, Fla. The homes were condemned April 1, a month after the sinkhole opened under the house next door, killing 37-year-old Jeffrey Bush.The Tampa Bay Times reports that engineering consultants ...
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Woods Garcia comment hurtful time to move on
VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods on Wednesday for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate."I want to send an unreserved apology. I did not want to offend anyone," Garcia said Wednesday. "My answer was totally stupid and out of place."Garcia was at a ...
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Art Basel Miami Workshop at Arts and Business Council of Miami
As part of the 2013 Miami Arts Marketing Project Workshop Series, the Arts and Business Council of Miami will present The Art Basel Effect: Partnerships and ...
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ACLU condemns prosecution of Fla. teen
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida American Civil Liberties Union is condemning the prosecution of 18-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt for allegedly having intimate sexual relations with her younger girlfriend. The Sebastian resident's behavior is "both fairly innocuous and extremely common," according to a statement issued by the Miami-based group. She is charged with lewd and ...
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FBI kills friend of Boston bomb suspects during questioning in Florida
said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-oldIbragimTodashevof Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend, Khusn Taramiv, as sayingTodashevwas being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were mixed martial-arts ...
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Tsarnaev Friend Killed in Orlando by FBI Agents Suspect Was Wanted for Questioning
Initial reports indicate that FBI agents shot and killed 26-year-old Ibragim Todashev, who is thought to have befriended Tsarnaev while the two were martial arts students. Agents believe that Todashev may have been involved or in some way provided aid to Tsarnaev in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing.An associate of Todashev, Khusn Taramiv, revealed that Todashev was shot and killed by ...
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Florida man pleads guilty to slashing throat of Bears fan
Chicago Bears game last fall, authorities said. Matthew R. Hinson, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and faces sentencing May 28, according to court records. His sentence could range from 20 years to life, Florida prosecutors said. Hinson was charged with killing William Pettry, a 42-year-old married father of three from Lake Villa, at an Irish-themed restaurant and bar packed ...
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Video Orlando shootout tied to Boston bomb suspect
The FBI says it was involved in a fatal shooting near Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller tells "CTM" co-host Charlie Rose the victim was a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother suspected in the Boston Marathon ...
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South Fla. Water Management District chief resigns
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The executive director of the state agency overseeing water supply, flood control and Everglades restoration between Orlando and Key West has resigned.Melissa Meeker sent an email Tuesday to the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, the director of strategic planning in the governor's office and South Florida Water Management District staff ...
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Forecast 50 chance of rain Wednesday afternoon
The typical summer weather pattern of sunny mornings and late afternoon rain seems to have set in. Expect a 50 percent chance of rain this afternoon, according to the National Weather ...
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FHP warns of smokefog dangers in Levy Gilchrist counties
Smoke from fires in Levy and Gilchrist counties could create dangerous conditions on several roads this morning and drivers should be cautious, the Florida Highway Patrol ...
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More Wet Weather Wednesday in South Florida
After Tuesday’s break in the rain, we anticipate more wet weather Wednesday as morning showers will likely give way to afternoon ...
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Melbourne Beach mayor steps down amid tension
MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. -- The mayor of Melbourne Beach says he's stepping down because he can no longer serve the best interests of residents and employees because of tension among city commissioners.Tom Davis turned in his resignation on Monday afternoon. Vice Mayor Rocco Maglio will serve as mayor through November, when a special election will be held. He will be sworn in on May ...
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NFL MLS avoid Florida after stadium bill fails
Orlando City Soccer wants to build a new stadium to lure a Major League Soccer franchise here. Florida was shut out Tuesday by the National Football League and Major League Soccer. The NFL awarded the 2016 Super Bowl to the San Francisco area and the 2017 championship game to Houston, while the MLS formally announced that New York, behind a partnership involving the New York Yankees and English ...
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Eight families displaced in Tampa building fire
TAMPA -- Eight families were displaced by a fire Wednesday morning that heavily damaged a condominium building, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue reports. The blaze was reported about 2:30 a.m. at 7210 N Manhattan Ave. Firefighters from Hillsborough and the Tampa Fire Rescue arrived and extinguished flames in Building 2. Tampa Electric also turned off the power in nearby buildings, ...
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Sports Buzz Should the Orlando Magic trade away the No. 2 draft pick
Orlando Magic had hoped. Orlando ended up with the No. 2 pick in next month's NBA Draft. Now, the No. 2 pick may as well be as good as No. 1 in the upcoming draft, since there are no standout players available. But there's something else the Magic could consider -- trading out of the first round completely. Our Sports Buzz question is: Do you think the Magic should trade away the No. ...
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Some residents of Orlando unthrilled by new theme park plan
Tourism is essential to the economy of Orlando, to such an extent that The City Beautiful has become something of the capital city of amusement parks, not necessarily because of their number, but because of the calibre of amusement parks that are located within Orlando. A new theme park proposal for the city, however, has courted the ire of residents.
The three major amusement parks, or theme parks in Orlando are Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and Universal Studios Orlando, all of which are massive in size and comprise of several different huge parks within themselves. Read more
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