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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Florida Statesman.com http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3951354e01311858/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:05:11 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:05:11 -0500 30 Reaction from people participating Saturday in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses in which Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum competed:---"Voting is very ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242176/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:07:15 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242176/ MIAMI -- A stomach virus has stricken more than 100 people on a Princess Cruise Lines ship sailing from South Florida.The company said in a statement that 92 passengers and 13 crew members aboard ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242178/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:07:11 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242178/ LAS VEGAS -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has taken an imposing lead in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul are ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242494/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:07:09 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242494/ Stephen Lawrence, a former member of the Tuskegee Airmen, said his service during World War II was much less glamorous than the story told in ';Red Tails,'; the new movie about the Airmen ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242737/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:02:10 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242737/ " located at 14576 SW 5th St in Pembroke Pines, Florida on February, 1st, 2012. The fabulous birthday bash, gathered some of the most ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242741/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:00:02 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242741/ ST. PETERSBURG -- It only takes one ticket to win the $200 million Powerball jackpot. It's a long, long, long shot, but you could be holding the winning ticket right now -- you and millions ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242738/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:40 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242738/ ORLANDO -- It's a moving art exhibit like none other. The Faces of HIV Project shows large portraits of Floridians, some living in Central Florida with the disease. Dozens of people in ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242109/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:40 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242109/ MELBOURNE -- With the unemployment rate at about 10 percent in Florida, there are hundreds of thousands of people out of work. The biker community is helping their fellow riders who are down on ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242739/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:39 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242739/ An Orlando man was arrested on felony charges Saturday, arrest records show, accused of forcing his way into an ex-girlfriend's home and raping her.Jonathan Leslie Donberg, 22, was arrested at ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242070/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:37:27 -0500 Orlando Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242070/ Naketa Leiba, of Miramar, was last seen Wednesday, Feb. 1. She called her mother for a ride home after getting off a bus near the 6800 block of Southwest 34th ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242492/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:32:15 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242492/ A man surfing on Hollywood Beach drowned Friday evening after hitting his head and slipping under water, authorities said.The man, in his 50s, fell off his surfboard around 5:30 p.m. and hit his ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242108/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:32:11 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242108/ Cheered by new polls, Mitt Romney is all but predicting victory in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary. Newt Gingrich is looking past Florida to regroup, vowing he won't stay buried ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242735/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:09:13 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203242735/ Small Type After months of speculating and strategizing about Florida's new congressional map, it took only two brief phone conversations for Republican U.S. Reps. Tom Rooney and Allen West ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240972/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:17:33 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240972/ Mitt Romney, speaking at a recent rally in West Palm Beach, has long-standing relationships with local business leaders William Koch, Marc Leder, Rodger Krouse and ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240973/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:17:30 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240973/ Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets supporters after addressing a primary night victory rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, January 10, 2012. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240971/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:16:06 -0500 Daily Nation http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240971/ JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Bernard Thompson scored 19 points to lead Florida Gulf Coast in a 65-55 win over in-state rival Jacksonville on Saturday.Christophe Varidel added 12 points and Sherwood Brown ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240296/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:14:50 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240296/ LAS VEGAS -- Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney reached confidently for his second straight campaign victory Saturday in Nevada caucuses so quiet that they produced little television ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240857/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:14:40 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240857/ There is a local connection when the New York Giants and the New England Patriots meet for Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Sunday evening. Five players who made their mark at ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240966/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:08:44 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240966/ A Gainesville woman was arrested on child neglect charges after she left three children in her car with the doors and windows shut while she went shopping, according to an arrest ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240968/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:08:41 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240968/ Andi Christman, parks services specialist, said attending a ranger-led event is a valuable and enjoyable experience for local residents as well as visitors to this area.';It provides a lot more ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240967/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:08:38 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240967/ ORANGE CITY -- Since the beginning of the school year, 17 students have been hit by vehicles in Volusia County. It's an alarming statistic that has the University High School Advisory Council ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240969/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:01:54 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240969/ ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A central Florida man is suing Newt Gingrich, claiming a security officer for the Republican presidential candidate stomped on his foot "like he was stomping out a ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240970/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:45:56 -0500 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240970/ West Palm Beach made it to the Forbes' top ten list of most miserable cities in America.South Florida shares the misery with cities such as Detroit and Flint, Michigan, according to the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240712/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:39:12 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240712/ After months of noisy protests and public-space encampments, South Florida's Occupy movement has quietly shifted its focus to "occupying" houses to support homeowners caught in the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240711/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:39:07 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240711/ Convicted stalker Felix Velazquez hoped the plan to kidnap his former girlfriend would have a happy ending - winning back her affections and bringing about a reconciliation.So he devised ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240248/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:39:07 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203240248/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Too many mistakes kept No. 16 Virginia from ending its long drought at Florida State on Saturday. Mike Scott was held to four points and three shots in the second half and ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239499/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:35:43 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239499/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. -; Between errant passes and rushed shots, it was clear early on that No. 25 Vanderbilt had no answer for Florida's press. The Commodores turned the ball over 17 times, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239552/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:29:22 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239552/ Kenny Boynton scored a team-high 18 points and freshman Bradley Beal added 16 points Saturday, lifting No. 12 Florida to a 73-65 win over Vanderbilt at the O'Connell ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239544/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:20:02 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239544/ Pace Harn Educator Natalie Saltmarsh talks with students of the Pace Center for Girls as they work to create relief prints Thursday, February 2, 2012. The class taught by print maker Leslie Peebles ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239547/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:20:00 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239547/ It’s no surprise that 4-year-old twins Allison and Amanda Stube, decked out in Gator cheerleading outfits, posed for a photo with Albert and Alberta on a day the Gator basketball team played a ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239546/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:19:58 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239546/ The city’s Regional Transit System added three new buses to its fleet this past week, all sporting green alligator scale patterns and the message ';The Gator Nation is ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239545/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:19:56 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239545/ BOCA RATON, Fla. — Say goodbye to the twirling carousel, the rows of perfectly shined classic cars, the player pianos and jukeboxes. They're selling all the neon signs, the slot machines, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239542/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:13 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239542/ ORLANDO -- Stilt walkers and drummers had the chance to show their stuff at Universal Studios Orlando while trying out for the new Universal Superstar Parade that will start in the spring. The ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239549/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:13 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239549/ ORLANDO -- Orlando Police arrested two more teenagers in connection with acid bombs incidents at Valencia College's west campus in Orange County. Two 16-year-olds were arrested Friday. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239551/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:12 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239551/ PALM BAY -- In Brevard County, police say the assistant manager of a Sonny's Barbecue confessed to taking thousands of dollars from the restaurant. How did he do it? Anthony Bellafonte, 24, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239550/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:11 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203239550/ WASHINGTON -; It hardly seemed like a significant development when Ron Anderson Jr. was whistled for traveling violation with 12:56 remaining in the first half of South Florida's game against ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237838/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:34:19 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237838/ Florida State Athletic Director Randy Spetman said Saturday he's disappointed that West Virginia would not honor the first half of a home-and-home agreement that calls for Florida State to ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237973/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:29:50 -0500 MSNBC http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237973/ LAKELAND -- Two sisters-in-law stand accused ofstealing more than $422,000 from a Lakeland insurance company co-owned by the mother of one of the accused. Detectives arrested Cynthia Applewhite, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236982/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:23 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236982/ MAITLAND -- If you've been counting calories and slaving away at the gym for your New Year's Resolution, Sunday's Super Bowl could put all your hard work, in the end zone. But News ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237017/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:22 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237017/ VILLAGE OF CORTEZ, MANATEE COUNTY -- What feels a world away awaits the sleepy fishing Village of Cortez. "It's very quaint," admits Jan Holman. Yet, her store makes a big statement ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237075/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:21 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237075/ Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. The shooting occurred at about 4:30 a.m. at Club Black Diamonds in the 2800 block of North Military Trail, said Sheriff's spokeswoman Teri ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237768/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:54:01 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203237768/ Republican presidential candidate former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (L) talks with Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney during a break in the Republican presidential candidates debate in ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203238023/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:38:14 -0500 Timmins Daily Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203238023/ Small Type If you spot Cpl. John Baker stopped on the side of the road, you may want to change lanes. Officials say that could save a life and spare you a $165 fine. Baker, a Florida ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236394/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:17:50 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236394/ Four years ago, then Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won Florida with the largest voter mobilization effort ever seen in Florida. This year’s effort could be even ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203235652/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:14:52 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203235652/ For all those persons that they like the electronic music and who every March come to get hold of the city of Miami during the week of the Winter Music Conference that this year will be held from 16 ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236392/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:07:44 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236392/ NEW YORK-- Warm sun, white beaches, and million-dollar mansions notwithstanding, Miami has captured the unfortunate statues of being the most miserable city in the United States, according to a new ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203235990/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:22 -0500 China Post Online http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203235990/ EDGEWATER -- A Volusia County family is asking for your help to find their loved one. They said 61-year-old Denise Boisverthas been missing since Wednesday from Edgewater. Her sister said Boisvert ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236391/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:07 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236391/ Renee Burgess-Martinez is a UCF student and mom living with HIV. Her ex-husband, a man she had known and loved for five years, had infected her. Though he had known for two years he was ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236395/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:38:04 -0500 Orlando Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236395/ TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Florida’s growing population is help[ing to re-write the state’s political map, with the Florida House approving Friday new district maps for Congress, the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236393/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:27:41 -0500 CBS 4 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203236393/ Small Type More than 240 passengers and crew members aboard two cruise ships returning to Port Everglades this weekend have been stricken with Norovirus.A highly contagious gastrointestinal illness, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234590/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:02:20 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234590/ - A Blanche Ely High School teacher once in hot water over "holy water" now finds herself facing disciplinary action again after a Haitian-American student complained that she called ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234591/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:02:18 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234591/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- There was a single mom who loved to dance, in the car with a boyfriend who had moved from Virginia to be with her. A pastor and members of his family, originally from Brazil, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234336/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:59:12 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234336/ LAKELAND, Fla. -- Polk County authorities say eight men have been arrested in an undercover vice operation.A Sheriff's Office report says the investigation took place Friday at the Saddle ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234587/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:59:07 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234587/ ORLANDO, Fla. -- Police have made more arrests following an investigation into acid bombs left at an Orlando college.Seven boys have arrested in the case. The Orlando Sentinel reports ( ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203233391/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:59:02 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203233391/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Three winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $83,412.21, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning ticket was bought in Miami, Orlando and Davenport, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234588/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:58:59 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234588/ KISSIMMEE -- As a result of the completion of a repair due to a ruptured water main, Toho Water Authority is issuing a precautionary boil water alert for residents located in the Lake Tivoli ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203233472/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:45:46 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203233472/ OCOEE -- Ocoee police say they have made an arrest in violent home attack that left a man injured. Officials said two suspects rang the doorbell to a home in ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234586/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:45:45 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234586/ The beginning of the year hasn’t been kind to Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc as a historic disaster off the coast of an Italian island was followed up with two cruise-related ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234412/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:23:34 -0500 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234412/ Passengers on board two different Florida-bound cruise ships have been hit by a fast spreading norovirus, The Miami Herald reports.  The gastrointestinal sickness struck two Princess Cruise ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203233457/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:22:04 -0500 Fox News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203233457/ Lauderhill home early Saturday after a kitchen fire broke out, Lauderhill Fire-Rescue said.The blaze consumed a duplex building in the 5900 block of Northwest ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234329/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:20:50 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234329/ Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the accident, which sent three people to the hospital with undisclosed injuries.The lanes were closed for nearly an hour.To read the full report, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234330/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:20:46 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203234330/ Princess Cruises said 81 people, or 2 percent of 3,133 passengers, and nine of 1,186 crew members were suffering from the highly contagious sickness that causes upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203233454/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:20:42 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203233454/ OWEN SOUND, Ont. -; A former OPP officer from Lion's Head, Ont., is facing charges in an undercover sex sting in Florida. Carl Robert Kitchen, 72, a part-time resident of Fort Meade, Fl., ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232731/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:14:07 -0500 CTV http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232731/ BELLVIEW -- Aformer Marion Countyhigh school basketball coach is sentenced to 50 years in prison after admitting he had sex with underage girls. Omar Curry, 33,pleaded guilty to three counts of ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232728/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:08:41 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232728/ The final slate of candidates for Orlando's spring election was set Friday, and no incumbent is safe. In the past, some members of the City Council have easily slid into another four-year ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232732/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:41:33 -0500 Orlando Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232732/ Florida lawmakers are rejecting a plan to bring three major casinos to the Miami area. The proposal is most likely doomed for the year after a House panel on Friday postponed their vote on it. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203228174/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:12:33 -0500 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203228174/ In this Jan. 30, 2012, UPS Store employee, Candy Mojica, weighs packages before shipping at The UPS Store in the Lake Balboa area of Los Angeles. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230284/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:04:27 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230284/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State's red-hot basketball team is on the verge of doing something it's never done in 20 previous seasons as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.The ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229727/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:14 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229727/ A new study recently published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) shows that from 2003 to 2008, the use of insecticide active ingredients was reduced by about 90% in University of ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203228451/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:14 -0500 Medical News Today http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203228451/ WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Four more people have been sent to federal prison is part of a crackdown in Florida on pill mills that illegally distribute powerful prescription painkillers like ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229728/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:10 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229728/ PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- Inmates in one southwest Florida county picked 6,400 pounds of free oranges for their jail and local homeless shelters.The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said Friday ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229729/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:06 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229729/ Diena Thompson, mother of murder victim Somer Thompson, stands as her son and Somer's twin, Samuel, 9, addresses Jarred Harrell in court Friday in Green Cove Springs, Fla. Harrell was sentenced ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230283/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:42:50 -0500 Denver Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230283/ <p>A Central Florida teen will not go to jail for a car crash that left two of his friends dead. </p><p>A Volusia County judge sentenced 19-year-old Joshua Ritter as a youthful ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225745/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:25 -0500 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225745/ The former chief executive office of a failed southwest Florida bank has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges involving falsification of records and lying to government ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225746/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:22 -0500 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225746/ Small Type The gastrointestinal illness known as norovirus has stricken passengers and crew aboard the Ruby Princess as it was returning to Port Everglades today, and intensive cleaning will delay ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225766/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:41:06 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225766/ Small Type The Florida Bar's investigations into foreclosure fraud by its members jumped 63 percent in the past year, but no disciplinary actions against attorneys have been levied since ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225768/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:41 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225768/ Small Type For Marygrace Sexton, chief executive officer of Orchid Island Juice Co. in Fort Pierce, this citrus season started out fairly normal but is turning out to be unpredictable. ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225767/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:37 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225767/ Breast cancer survivors march in the survivor recognition ceremony at the Meyer Amphitheater after 21st annual Komen Race for the Cure in West Palm Beach ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225769/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:33 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225769/ TALLAHASSEE - The Florida House approved proposed legislative and congressional district boundaries Friday over opposition from Democrats, who say the plans are only aimed at keeping ruling ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225770/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:27 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225770/ BOCA RATON - State lottery officials say someone who bought a Fantasy 5 ticket in Boca Raton will kick off the month of February more than $74,000 richer.The Florida Lottery announced this morning ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225771/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:23 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225771/ Mitt Romney’s victory over Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary on Tuesday. ***I don’t know why so many of my fellow conservative Republicans believe Newt Gingrich is one of them ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225747/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:17 -0500 New York Post http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225747/ TALLAHASSEE -- A statewide television ad campaign, glitzy architectural renderings — even the promise of thousands of jobs — couldn’t change the political odds this year against ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221980/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:35:04 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221980/ LAKELAND, Fla. -- At age 29, Jennifer Thalhamer is a bit old for playing with dolls. But the Lakeland resident hopes she'll someday have the chance to buy a Barbie doll that has no ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224573/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:58 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224573/ HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Authorities say a South Florida police officer fatally shot a 16-year-old suspect at a gas station convenience store.Miami-Dade police say the Homestead officer responded to the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224574/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:54 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224574/ WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A South Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a West Palm Beach jewelry store owner during a robbery.A Palm Beach County judge sentenced 30-year-old ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224575/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:50 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224575/ LAS VEGAS -- The debate coach who worked with Mitt Romney ahead of two well-received debate performances in Florida is no longer with the Republican's presidential campaign.Romney's ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224576/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:46 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224576/ A local Transport Workers Union leader said Friday that proposed job cuts by American Airlines could affect nearly 700 workers on the ramp at Miami International Airport and another 100 between Fort ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221897/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:41 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221897/ COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Friday backed prominent conservative James Dobson's claim that President Barack Obama's administration would block ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225757/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:39 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225757/ In a dramatic reversal, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate its grants to Planned Parenthood — after three days of controversy ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225739/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:09 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225739/ Now that the banking giant is using a third-party software company to process short sale applications, she said the process is down to 90 to 95 days.Real estate professionals say banks are answering ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225738/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:07 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225738/ From left to right, chairman of the Shands at UF Quality Committee, Dr. Kayser Enneking; orthopedic trauma surgeon Dr. Kal Sadasivan; orthopedic team leader Cathy Halsema; and orthopedic coordinator ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225737/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:04 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225737/ A Toyota with both of its front airbags deployed is shown after the series of collisions on I-75 on Sunday morning. While the severity of the impact plays a role in whether the occupants of a car ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225735/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:00 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225735/ Trevor Elliott, winner of the 2011 Alachua County School Crossing Guard of the Year Award, talks with Max Davis, 9, a third grade student at Lawton Chiles Elementary, before helping him cross SW ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225741/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:57 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225741/ Gainesville High School alumni Ken Lawson says his job with the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation is to make is easier for people to get to work. (Submitted ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225740/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:54 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225740/ First place (advancing to state): Lincoln Middle School, students Kevin Peng, Ellen Li, Zhao Li, Ben Wu, alternate Beverly Ge. Coach Johanna Rocks.Second place (advancing to state): Howard Bishop ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225742/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:51 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225742/