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  • Kerr suffers wardrobe malfunction

    Supermodel Miranda Kerr suffered a wardrobe malfunction at the Miami Beach while she was shooting an ad campaign. The 30-year-old was shooting a campaign for her KORA Organics make-up line when her top fell down accidentally, exposing her breasts, reports dailystar.co.uk. She laughed off the blunder after covering up her ...

  • Weather alert Heavy storms forecast for South Florida Monday afternoon

    It’s beginning to feel a lot like summer.That means afternoon thunderstorms for South Florida.Forecasters are predicting a 50 percent chance of rain and storms, mainly after 2 p.m. with possible lightning, hail and gusty winds of 40 to 60 mph. The high will be 83. Overnight low will be in the mid-70s, with rain mostly before 2 a.m.Tuesday will carry a 50 percent chance of rain after 8 ...

  • 2 Fantasy 5 players share $85758.86 top prize

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $85,758.86 each, the Florida Lottery said Monday.The winning tickets were bought in Navarre and Kissimmee, lottery officials reported.The 232 tickets matching four numbers won $119 each. Another 7,176 tickets matching three numbers won $10.50 each, and 73,594 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking two ...

  • Mans body found after North Florida home explodes

    YULEE, Fla. -- The body of a man was found following an explosion inside a north Florida mobile home.Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper told the Florida Times-Union ( http://bit.ly/19UinZj) a neighbor called 911 about 1:20 a.m. Sunday after hearing an explosion.Leeper says there were multiple propane tanks around the house. Some of them exploded. The sheriff's office and the state fire ...

  • Missing Miami Gardens Girl Found Safe Father Arrested

    Miami Gardens Police asked for the public's help Sunday in finding Arianna Willis, who has been missing since Friday from 2951 NW 211th St. in Miami Gardens. Police said they believe the endangered missing 10-month-old girl is with her father, Dexter Jones, 42, who they said is in violation of a court order to surrender ...

Movie Review

American Pie 2

Alas, no pastries are violated in any way in American Pie 2, but the movie does feature its own share of new sexual misadventures and embarrassing situations in which to entrap its now-college-age protagonists. ...

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  • $2.5M in incentives while cutting 129 jobs

    Pierce Manufacturing recently announced it is ending its ambulance line. Despite qualifying for about $2.5 million in incentives from Enterprise Florida since 2007, the Pierce Manufacturing plant in Bradenton has cut jobs leading critics to question the use of the state money. Pierce Manufacturing announced that it is ending its ambulance line resulting in 129 layoffs but intends to keep ...

  • 5 things to know in Florida for May 18

    Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.SMALL FLORIDA CITY WONDERS WHO SNAGGED WINNING POWERBALL TICKETResidents in the small Florida city of Zephyrhills are wondering who hit the historic $590.5M Powerball jackpot. The winner still hasn't come forward. Florida has more Powerball winners than any other state. SCOTT TO VETO 3 PERCENT ...

  • 4 rescued from burning boat off St. Pete Beach

    ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. -- Four people are safe after their boat caught fire off St. Pete Beach.The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the fire Sunday afternoon near Egmont Key.The Tampa Bay Times ( http://bit.ly/12Gbvh6) reports nearby boaters gave refuge to the boaters. The names of the boaters haven't been ...

  • Woman falls off 3rd floor balcony in Gainesville

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A woman fell from a third floor balcony of a Gainesville apartment during a party.The Gainesville Sun ( http://bit.ly/16Dm0GN) reports the 19-year-old woman was taken to Shands at the University of Florida as a precaution on Saturday night.According to police, the woman was among several under-aged guests who were drinking at the party at Courtyard Apartments. Police say ...

  • FinsWeekend A Hit On The Links And The High Seas

    Some lucky person in a different part of the Sunshine State might have been the big Powerball winner over the weekend, but the Miami Dolphins Foundation and the organizers of FinsWeekend hit the weather lottery. Starting last Thursday night with ...

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