Provides the latest RSS feeds for Florida News. 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 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:34:52 -0400 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:34:52 -0400 30 University of Florida football player turned himself in Friday on charges he used the gas credit card of a woman who was killed along with another player in a motorcycle accident, his attorney said. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715275/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:36 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715275/ Florida Marlins will go to trial in July.A Miami judge decided Thursday to let the lawsuit go forward. Braman claims the $3 billion plan is unconstitutional because of the way it is financed. Besides ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715274/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:38 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715274/ Orlando , killing them and three people on the ground, according to a NASCAR report released Friday. But federal investigators do not necessarily agree with that claim.The NASCAR summary is included i... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715276/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:35 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715276/ Mike Jacobs pulled up limping on his way to second base Wednesday, his thoughts weren't on a 2007 injury that sidelined him for five weeks or a finger sprain from which he only recently returned.The http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715277/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:34 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715277/ Alex Rodriguez took 57 swings in batting practice and fielded 31 grounders at third base during his first injury rehabilitation workout Friday at the http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715279/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:29 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715279/ Ashley Slonina 's credit card. Slonina, also a University of Florida student, died in a motorcycle accident in 2007 along with another football player, redshirt freshman http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715281/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:27 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715281/ Capt. Skip Washa told local newspapers the man was arrested for disorderly conduct after becoming belligerent.Washa says the man claimed he had no ID because he had lost his wallet.The arrest follows ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715278/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:32 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715278/ Gary S. Ostrow at the Tallahassee airport May 2. They said they found a small vial of cocaine in his jacket pocket during a security X-ray screening.Records show the 52-year-old Republican filed paper... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715283/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:25 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715283/ 'This remains a good sized crop for the Florida citrus industry,' said Michael W. Sparks, executive vice president/CEO of Florida Citrus Mutual. 'Prices to growers are a bit lower than we expected and... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14716268/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:04:27 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14716268/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A University of Florida football player turned himself in Friday on charges he used the credit card of a woman who was killed along with another player in a motorcycle accident, h... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714245/ Fri, 09 May 2008 14:33:20 -0400 5 Channel Cincinnati http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714245/ National Transportation Safety Board into the July 10 crash of the NASCAR airplane. It claims the pilots were overcome by fumes and incapacitated.The NTSB says it is still investigating the crash, wit... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715280/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:28 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715280/ U.S. Department of Agriculture released its updated forecast Friday for the 2007-08 season.Florida's orange crop is predicted to be 169 million boxes, each of which weighs 90 pounds. That should be 31... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715282/ Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:24 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715282/ NEW YORK - Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715867/ Fri, 09 May 2008 14:04:54 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14715867/ FORT LAUDERDALE - Tri-Rail's efforts to get more money by adding a $2 tax on rental cars failed last week in Tallahassee, but its ridership continues to push record levels. The commuter train carri... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714770/ Fri, 09 May 2008 14:04:53 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714770/ Phillips Development & Realty, a company based in Florida, closed on 44 acres north of RTP for its apartment project, “Phillips Research Park.” Property plans include 344 one to three ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714244/ Fri, 09 May 2008 13:56:24 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714244/ billed Miami-Dade Transit about $6.02 million over three years for work its security officers did not do. Wackenhut said it disagreed with the methodology used by the auditor. "The process of... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714243/ Fri, 09 May 2008 13:25:44 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714243/ has amended and expanded its credit facility to $60 million, the company announced. The data center operator and managed services provider will use most of the credit for capital expenditures to sup... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714921/ Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:25 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714921/ LeaseTrader.com survey, which found 81 percent of car shoppers have no plans of rushing to the nearest car lot with rebate check in hand. "The results of this survey give an indication of just ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714923/ Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:22 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714923/ CNL Commercial Real Estate is now the broker agency in charge of leasing and property management at the Summit at Southpoint. The 17-year-old Summit at Southpoint, owned by Bluerock Real Estate, is ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714922/ Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:24 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714922/ (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Sergio Garcia of Spain chips onto the 15th green at The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Thursday, May 8, 2008. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14710891/ Fri, 09 May 2008 11:11:10 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14710891/ is treating more than 100 patients a day after just 19 months in operation. That's quicker than any other proton therapy treatment center. The Institute treated its first patient in August 2006,... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714920/ Fri, 09 May 2008 13:10:27 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14714920/ News ) - Matt Treanor achieved a career high in RBIs with one swing Thursday, hitting a three-run homer to help the Florida Marlins complete a three-game sweep by beating Milwaukee 7-2.Jorge Cantu als... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14710892/ Fri, 09 May 2008 11:11:09 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14710892/ Broward County , after an iguana caused a short circuit. The critter came in contact with some high-voltage equipment, which triggered Thursday's outage.Electricity was out for roughly half an hour.Th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14710888/ Fri, 09 May 2008 11:11:03 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14710888/ A doctor who evaluated him testified that Cox was sleepwalking at the time of the attack. The doctor also said Cox has a family history of the disorder and Cox has sleepwalked since he was a child. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14713568/ Fri, 09 May 2008 11:09:37 -0400 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14713568/ Barack Obama , growing confident he will be the Democratic presidential nominee, promised a group of uncommitted superdelegates on Thursday that Florida's delegation will be counted at the party's nat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14709989/ Fri, 09 May 2008 10:59:47 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14709989/ letter " to "Barack Obama"--and hundreds of reporters--asking that he "join [her] in working with representatives from Florida and Michigan and the Democratic National Committee to arrive at a soluti... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14709988/ Fri, 09 May 2008 10:40:50 -0400 MSNBC http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14709988/ ST. PETERSBURG - Authorities still don't know why a former senior airman opened fire inside a downtown courthouse lobby, but the weapons he carried in a backpack suggest he was in for a fierce fight b... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14713111/ Fri, 09 May 2008 10:59:46 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14713111/ One special puppy definitely stood out from his brothers and sisters when it was born last week with bright green fur.Animal experts said the puppy would not stay green forever.The Louisians SPCA sai... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14712164/ Fri, 09 May 2008 10:05:43 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14712164/ MIAMI -- Rescuers went to the scene of a crash Friday morning that left a car wrapped around a pole.The crash happened at Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest 21st Street. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14713529/ Fri, 09 May 2008 09:58:33 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14713529/ Q. With the state prison system at critical levels, why doesn't the state look for early release and conditional release programs for those who are not a serious threat to society? Sylvia Berman, T... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706133/ Fri, 09 May 2008 06:46:20 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706133/ ORLANDO - Florida's Republicans are gathering Saturday in Orlando to shore up support among Hispanics as the presidential election nears — part of a long-term strategy to earn the community's vo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14708774/ Fri, 09 May 2008 06:46:20 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14708774/ TALLAHASSEE | Average scores on the essay portion of Florida's standardized writing test are virtually unchanged from last year, and more than three-fourths of students still come in at or above the m... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706135/ Fri, 09 May 2008 06:41:32 -0400 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706135/ MIAMI | A security firm that contracted with Miami-Dade Transit overbilled the agency more than $6 million dollars for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thurs... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14705665/ Fri, 09 May 2008 06:41:31 -0400 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14705665/ A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board said inspectors found several breaks in the small plane's right wing and fuselage control cables. But it didn't shed light on whether t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14705955/ Fri, 09 May 2008 06:48:56 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14705955/ Progress Energy's residential electricity sales in Florida were down 3.6 percent the first quarter, owing in part to a backlog of homes that are unoccupied because of foreclosure or the state's slow h... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706134/ Fri, 09 May 2008 05:47:37 -0400 News & Observer http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706134/ Boca Raton police pulled the Aventura Mall's surveillance tape after an anonymous caller told Crime Stoppers on April 30 that a suspicious man appeared to be following a woman and her child into Nords... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706137/ Fri, 09 May 2008 05:27:34 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706137/ O-D Sports Announces Plans to Relocate All-Star High School Football Game from Orange Bowl to Coastal Carolina University's Brooks Stadium Myrtle Beach, SC ( http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706136/ Fri, 09 May 2008 05:14:53 -0400 PR Web http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14706136/ New Zealand golfer Michael Campbell feels his tee time has put him at a slight disadvantage after the first round of the Players' Championship at Sawgrass in Florida. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14702135/ Fri, 09 May 2008 02:59:31 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14702135/ Broward County and Palm Beach County have reason to celebrate. Both Broward and Palm Beach counties improved over last year, and did better than the state average. According to the http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14703321/ Fri, 09 May 2008 02:06:40 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14703321/ (Van Williams) TAMPA, FL -- Authorities say a bicyclist is in extremely critical condition at Tampa General Hospital, after he was hit by an SUV late Thursday night.Police say the bicyclist was talk... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14702134/ Fri, 09 May 2008 03:02:34 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14702134/ Traveling jewelry salesman Leon Rozio and his partner were returning to Miami from a West Palm Beach sales call when they made an unscheduled stop to pick up a payment at the St. Moritz Jewelers store... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14703322/ Fri, 09 May 2008 02:06:38 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14703322/ Quick quiz. Which of the following are warning signs of a stroke: Sudden confusion, numbness, headache, blurred vision or chest pain?If you answered "all the above," you're wrong (chest pain is a symp... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14703323/ Fri, 09 May 2008 02:06:37 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14703323/ -- Volusia County and its deputies hit a smoking snag as they try and hammer out a new contract.Only News 13 has obtained a report by a special magistrate that shows just how deep the conflict is betw... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14703869/ Fri, 09 May 2008 02:05:49 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14703869/ MIAMI -- Officers with the Miami Police Department responded to a shooting at an Overtown apartment complex Thursday night.The shooting occurred at a building at 439 Northwest Eighth Street.Police sai... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14705338/ Fri, 09 May 2008 01:58:30 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14705338/ Bailiffs kill armed suspect in St. Pete courthouse Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputy B.J. Lyons walks away from the scene of a shooting at the Pinellas County Judicial building in downtown St. Petersbu... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700967/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:03:31 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700967/ Charges against Marc Brilleman were dropped Wednesday. Five women had accused him of holding them against their will in a house previously used for a live-sex Internet Web site. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700965/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:03:30 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700965/ Two Orange County deputy sheriff's were hit several times while trying to arrest a teen girl involved in a fight. Deputies Danny Garciapagan and trainee Peter Hernandez were dispatched to the Beacon ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700970/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:03:29 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700970/ Video images captured a toddler's adoptive father snapping the boy in the face with underwear and crushing the boy with his adult body, according to Orlando police reports released Tuesday. Orlando... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700969/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:03:28 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700969/ In a photo taken last year, Luis Posada Carriles is helped out of the car by his daughter, Janet Arguello, in Miami. Posada allegedly masterminded a series of Havana hotel bombings in the late 1990s i... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14697644/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:54 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14697644/ Almost one-third of the money designated for programs to help educate condo owners and pay for enforcement of condo laws will be diverted for unrelated state expenses as a result of the current budget... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14697642/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:03:26 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14697642/ Aventura Mall that shows a man who matches the description of the Town Center Mall murders suspect. Police say they received a tip from an anonymous caller who was at the Aventura Mall, on Wednesda... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14699053/ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:12:36 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14699053/ The smell of smoke is in the air. But where is it coming from? Wildfires burning to the south of Orlando are creating the smoke, but winds are pushing the smell and haze toward Orlando, said Mat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700968/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:03:27 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700968/ CORAL GABLES - In recent years, the Miami area's main botanical garden has become almost as well known for its art as its rare plants and orchids. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's latest sculpture ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700966/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:03:26 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14700966/ BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Police released surveillance video from a Miami-Dade County mall of a man authorities said could be the Boca Town Center Killer.Palm Beach County Crimestoppers received a tip from ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14701494/ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:03:48 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14701494/ MIAMI -- Amnesty International might not be able to take U.S. citizens to Guantanamo Bay, but the group has made it possible to bring Guantanamo Bay to the U.S.It's been six years since the first deta... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14701492/ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:03:44 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14701492/ While in Tallahassee on May 2 filing last-minute papers to run for Broward County public defender, criminal defense attorney Gary Ostrow was arrested on a charge of cocaine possession, according to a ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14699051/ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:12:33 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14699051/ The 21-year-old Sarasota native will be ushering in the Tampa Bay Rays game against the Los Angeles Angels with her rendition of the national anthem. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14701535/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:03 -0400 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14701535/ By Jeff Franks HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Days after he was feted in Miami as a freedom fighter for his anti-Castro activities, Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles was scorned on Wednesday in Havana as a &q... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14697514/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:25:54 -0400 Caribbean Net News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14697514/ boating accident  has died.Thomas Donnelley, 69, jumped into the Indian River in Rockledge May 5 to save his wife after she fell into the water.Margaret Donnelley, 69, did not survive.Thomas was pul... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14699792/ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:11:35 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14699792/ FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Thousands of north Broward County residents were left in the dark on Thursday after power company officials said an iguana disrupted equipment.Florida Power and Light reported... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14701491/ Thu, 08 May 2008 22:03:43 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14701491/ South Florida to split from the rest of the state Talk about your cheap publicity stunts. Who do these commissioners think they are, some lazy newspaper columnist? Secession drives have been discuss... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14697645/ Thu, 08 May 2008 21:43:52 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14697645/ Brady Calla 16 games into the 2007-08 season. With Moose Jaw, Ellerby had two goals and 21 assists with a plus-six rating."We are very pleased to have signed Keaton, and look forward to his continued ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693830/ Thu, 08 May 2008 18:44:20 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693830/ Hillary Clinton called on Barack Obama today to agree to seat full delegate slates from Michigan and Florida based on those states' disputed January primaries, a demand the Obama campaign is unlikely ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692857/ Thu, 08 May 2008 18:41:09 -0400 The Detroit News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692857/ INETICO Inc. that will allow the two companies to create a care- and claims-management system for the health insurance market. Tampa, Fla.-based INETICO's case-management note system will work w... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692861/ Thu, 08 May 2008 17:55:57 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692861/ May 8, 2008 · Park-and-ride lots in Miami overflow with cars, 1,000 additional people have recently signed up to carpool and more employers now offer transit incentives. Still, in Miami, 97 per... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692860/ Thu, 08 May 2008 18:04:56 -0400 NPR http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692860/ POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Police are searching for two men who they believe have robbed several South Florida fast food restaurants since January.Two armed men entered a Burger King in the 2200 block of ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14696787/ Thu, 08 May 2008 17:35:42 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14696787/ Florida 's Democratic congressional delegation called on the national party Thursday to seat the state's delegation based on its January primary, and the state party is growing more hopeful that the c... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693833/ Thu, 08 May 2008 18:44:23 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693833/ MADRID : The Spanish government said Thursday that it had proof that a treasure recovered from an Atlantic shipwreck last year belonged to Spain, a claim that could spell victory for Madrid in its acr... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692540/ Thu, 08 May 2008 17:24:20 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692540/ has decided to end its effort to sell PMSI, its workers' compensation business. Final bids did not reflect PMSI's fair value, AmerisourceBergen said in a filing Wednesday with the http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692856/ Thu, 08 May 2008 17:07:34 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692856/ The biggest fire is in Marion County where over 600 acres have burned in the Ocala National Forest. News 13 meteorologist Jeff Day says the smoke residents of Orange and Lake counties are smelling is ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14695255/ Thu, 08 May 2008 17:43:03 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14695255/ Lake Okeechobee has grown to 5,800 acres.Wind shifts could mean the fire may grow to 15,000 acres in the coming days.The muck and grass are burning on the dry lake bed near http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693832/ Thu, 08 May 2008 18:44:22 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693832/ Shapes/Arch Holdings L.L.C. The Philadelphia-based company makes aluminum and plastic parts for home builders and automobile makers. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March. An H.I.G.... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692859/ Thu, 08 May 2008 17:06:07 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692859/ DB Security Services New Jersey Inc. The positions, in investment banking and technology, will have an average wage of about $49,200 plus benefits. About 950 positions will be local hires and the 50... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693587/ Thu, 08 May 2008 16:51:51 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693587/ Ratcliff Construction Inc. of Orange Park are among four companies awarded an open-ended, multiple award design-build construction contract for general building projects at Naval Station, Guantanamo B... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693586/ Thu, 08 May 2008 16:51:50 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693586/ Two Jacksonville-based companies were awarded Navy construction contracts totaling $37.3 million. The Haskell Co. was awarded a $24.7 million fixed-price, design-build contract for the Research, Dev... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693585/ Thu, 08 May 2008 16:51:49 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14693585/ The Nevada Boxing Commission is trying to make fights more exciting by lowering the glove size from 10 ounces to 8 ounces. If that doesn't work, the next idea is to give ringside seats to Pacman Jones... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687729/ Thu, 08 May 2008 14:20:54 -0400 Max Boxing http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687729/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Democrats said they are on the verge of finishing a plan to have the state's delegates counted toward the party's presidential nomination.Thursday's news comes after Michi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14691916/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:46:59 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14691916/ Mile Marker 42, several miles north of Interstate 75.The southbound lanes were closed until a front end-loader cleaned up the spilled bottles. No one was injured. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14689119/ Thu, 08 May 2008 14:58:31 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14689119/ WESTON, Fla. -- Police said a piano teacher accused of molesting three boys now faces a fourth charge.David Layman, 35, was arrested in April after an 8-year-old student alleged Layman fondled him.Les... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14691919/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:46:55 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14691919/ Florida 's standardized writing test are virtually unchanged from last year, and more than three-fourths of students still come in at or above the minimum standard.Eighth graders did a little better i... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14689117/ Thu, 08 May 2008 14:58:35 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14689117/ In Volusia County, several horses and chickens have died because of a deadly mosquito-borne illness.The health department is reminding the public of a health advisory it issued in February for  http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14690376/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:54:30 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14690376/ MIAMI -- In the wake of an NBC 6 exclusive investigation, Miami-Dade County accused Wackenhut Security of over-billing taxpayers for guarding Metrorail.The allegations came after the county reviewed t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14691917/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:47:01 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14691917/ . Fitch also upgraded it rating on Tampa Bay Water's existing debt to AA from A- with a stable rating outlook, a release said. Tampa Bay Water is a regional water supply authority created to s... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14688060/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:18:52 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14688060/ HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, is adding more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692028/ Thu, 08 May 2008 14:57:08 -0400 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14692028/ said it has relocated its data center operations to a large Miami center to accommodate the housing and hosting needs of U.S. customers interested in connectivity to Latin America. Those services ha... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14688057/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:17:06 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14688057/ to reduce carbon emissions produced by existing electrical usage by 35.4 percent. The agreement would also help reduce water consumption at the airport by about 982,000 gallons per year. The plan is... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14688059/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:11:56 -0400 Orlando Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14688059/ Stein Mart Inc. 's sales increased 7.3 percent in April, but declined 6.4 percent for the first quarter and 15.3 percent from March. The Jacksonville apparel retailer reported $117.4 million in sale... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14688809/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:02:24 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14688809/ News ) - The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $6 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Thursday.A total of 46 tickets matched... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14684301/ Thu, 08 May 2008 11:03:14 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14684301/ MIAMI (AP) -- Florida film offices say the show might be over without 25 million dollars in state subsidies to lure movies and TV shows to shoot here. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14685337/ Thu, 08 May 2008 10:54:06 -0400 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14685337/ Rashard Lewis was able to find his shooting touch just in time for the Orlando Magic to avoid going down three games to none in the Eastern Conference semifinals.Lewis poured in 33 points and the Magi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14685702/ Thu, 08 May 2008 10:00:30 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14685702/ Justice Department in late 2005 added Padilla to an existing Miami terror support case and the dirty bomb allegations were dropped.Cooke sentenced Padilla to more than 17 years in prison and Hassoun t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14684305/ Thu, 08 May 2008 11:03:18 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14684305/ News ) - The mother of a man fatally shot by bailiffs after he opened fire in a courthouse lobby said her son may have been influenced by anti-government Web sites.Authorities said http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14684304/ Thu, 08 May 2008 11:03:17 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14684304/ Crist is scheduled to speak Thursday at a luncheon meeting of Military Officers Association of America chapter based at MacDill Air Force Base. The base is home to U.S. Central Command, which overseas... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687240/ Thu, 08 May 2008 11:02:00 -0400 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687240/ 1 Fantasy 5 player wins $241,532 top prize Currently Viewed 1 day ago - 2 days ago - 3 days ago - 3 days ago - 4 days ago - 6 days ago - 7 days ago - 8 days ago - 9 days ago - http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14684303/ Thu, 08 May 2008 11:03:16 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14684303/ Two women were shot Wednesday night as they drove down a street in northwestern Miami-Dade County, police said.Police said a 20-year-old woman was driving a car with a 17-year-old girl in the passenge... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687187/ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:52:26 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687187/ According to statistics released this week by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 77 people were killed on the water in 2007. The numbers mark the 16th year in 20 that the Sunshine ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687241/ Thu, 08 May 2008 11:02:01 -0400 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687241/ Dana is a female, brown Chow Chow mix who has been at Miami-Dade Animals Services since Mar 25, 2008.She is about 5 years old, has a great temperament and good disposition. All she wants is a family t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687185/ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:52:25 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687185/ It's feeding time and the fish at the Neptune Industries fish farm are hungry. The hybrid stripe bass are being raised in Florida City for all of us to eat.But, there's more."Every time you feed a pou... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687188/ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:52:22 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/14687188/