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(AP) -- A Roman Catholic priest from India visiting the Florida Panhandle has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse involving a minor, officials said. |
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At least 2,500 villagers have evacuated the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano since it began erupting lava, authorities said Saturday. |
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Russia's security chief urged Chechen militants Saturday to surrender within two weeks, saying the death of separatist warlord Shamil Basayev was an opportunity ``for all those who have not yet returned to peaceful life.'' |
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Engineers have detected a tiny leak of either fuel or harmless nitrogen aboard shuttle Discovery, but they do not expect it to interfere with a normal landing next week at the Kennedy Space Center, NASA said Friday night. |
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A digital radio system giving state law enforcement officials the ability to communicate easily throughout Florida during disasters and other emergencies is completed and fully operational, Gov. Jeb Bush said Friday. |
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The Florida Supreme Court on Friday shot down a lawsuit that would have blocked the election of 55 new judges across the state. The ruling means that dozens of judicial candidates, including those vying for six new judgeships in Broward County and four in Miami-Dade County, can qualify for the ballot next week. |
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Katherine Harris' floundering U.S. Senate campaign lost its high-level staff again this week and is groping for a message -- which doesn't surprise Republican insiders who trace the seeds of her trouble to the story of ``Joe's dead intern.'' |
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A legal dispute over whether to elect or appoint 55 new judges across the state is on the verge of spiraling into a showdown over constitutional powers and could disrupt preparations for the fall elections. |
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Not satisfied with Attorney General Charlie Crist's early lead in fundraising and polls, 10 Republican legislators sent letters to chief opponent Tom Gallagher Thursday, demanding he withdraw from the governor's race in the name of party unity. |
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Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher's second television ad features his wife and 7-year-old son, Charlie. Campaign: Governor's race |
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After releasing the dogs and raising the helicopter, Port St. Lucie police thought they were chasing the third and final person in a plot to cash one bad check. |
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(AP) -- A man who pleaded guilty in October to killing six people in Deltona two years ago refused to testify Thursday against three others charged in the slayings, proclaiming he wanted to withdraw his plea because he is innocent. |
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(AP) -- City leaders are considering revising a proposed ban on assistance to illegal immigrants after learning its broad scope might block the construction of a Wal-Mart. |
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The son of a farm labor camp owner has pleaded guilty to charges of selling crack cocaine to workers. Ronald Evans Jr., 32, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal drug conspiracy charge. Ronald Evans Sr., 58, and his wife, Jequita, 45, are also charged with dealing cocaine at labor camps in East Palatka and Newton Grove, N.C. |
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The family of Martin Lee Anderson filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Wednesday seeking at least $40 million from the sheriff's office and the state agency that oversaw the Panama City boot camp where the 14-year-old was beaten by guards before he died. |
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U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris' troubled campaign for U.S. Senate lost yet another top-level staffer Wednesday: Her office issued a statement confirming the departure of spokesman Chris Ingram. |
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State Attorney John Tanner detailed the grisly murders of six victims of a clubbing and stabbing in a Deltona home as the first-degree murder trial of three men began Wednesday. |
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A high school special education teacher who also coaches in the Special Olympics and directs a choral ensemble of disabled students in Martin County was named Florida's Teacher of the Year in a ceremony Wednesday. |
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Hailing it as a historic deal that looks out for Florida's beaches, Senate leaders Wednesday announced a plan to open a wide swath of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling. |
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Four winners of Tuesday night's Fantasy 5 drawing, including one whose ticket was sold in Fort Lauderdale, will each collect $59,456.14, the Florida Lottery said Wednesday. |
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When Tommy Mack and Joan Manges traveled from Key West to Davie to protest a 92 percent rate increase requested by Florida Peninsula Insurance in May, they were surprised they were the only two consumers there. |
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South Florida veterinarians are on the lookout for a deadly dog virus making its way around the country. Dog flu -- also known as canine influenza virus -- is a highly contagious respiratory disease that has more than tripled since last year, said Cynda Crawford, an immunologist at the College of Veterinarian Medicine at the University of Florida. |
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Florida Cabinet secretaries and officials, insurance industry executives, safety advocates and a Punta Gorda couple who lost their home to Hurricane Charlie paraded Tuesday before a state building-standards panel with a plea: |
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Armed with more than $2 million in cash, two newly formed groups with patriotic-sounding names appear ready to do battle in the Republican primary for governor, yet the campaigns for both sides say they know little about what each group intends to do at this point. |
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Florida's crime rate dropped for the 14th straight year in 2005 to its lowest mark since 1971 because of tougher laws, increased financial support from the Legislature and law-abiding citizens with guns, Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday. |
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Former Corrections Department Secretary James Crosby Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks from a prison contractor, blaming some of his actions on alcohol abuse. |
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(AP) -- An injured bird has confounded rescue workers for days by staying on the move despite a two-foot arrow stuck through its body. |
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A woman lost consciousness while getting off a Walt Disney World ride, which has been linked to two people's deaths in the past 13 months, authorities said. |
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Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher's first ad is aimed at reintroducing himself to voters and aligning himself with the conservative traditions of Gov. Jeb Bush. |
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His prison boss took bribes. His law enforcement chief compared two black leaders to criminals. The top man at his child-welfare department had cozy ties to lobbyists. |
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