Florida Statesman news Florida Statesman news Rss feed

  • 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 ...

  • Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget

    Transportation $291.9 million to add managed lanes on State Road 826 (Dolphin) and I-75 in Miami-Dade County $154 million for Homestead Extension of the Florida Turnpike $236 million to add lanes on I-75 $143 million to add lanes and rehabilitate pavement in Pasco ...

  • NC newspapers tout win over public notice bill

    RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Press Association is claiming victory in a battle to maintain government notices in newspapers, but the war isn't yet over.Two bills in the North Carolina House that would have chipped away at newspaper monopolies over notices of public meetings failed to meet a deadline for the two-year legislative session ending in 2014. But a Senate version of one ...

  • Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested in probation violation

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested for a probation violation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.Broadcast reports say a Broward County judge ordered Johnson jailed until he posts a $1,000 bond. Another hearing was set for June 3. An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month when Johnson failed to meet ...

  • Florida Gov Rick Scott vetoes nearly $400 million from budget

    Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had a tough time winning cooperation this past year from the Republican-led Legislature, struck back on Monday by vetoing nearly $400 million from the state's new ...

Movie Review

End of Watch

David Ayers End of Watch is a potentially powerful story about the lethal daily grind of patrolling South Central Los Angeles that is wrecked by misguided aesthetics. Ayer, who grew up in South Central and is best known as the screenwriter of The Fast and the Furious (2001) ... ...

On Facebook

  • Priority Health Bells Palsy

    Bell's Palsy is an inflammation of the facial nerve (cranial nerve #7 - CNVII) that causes a sudden weakness in the muscles of the face. It can make half of the patient's face appear to droop. Smiles are one-sided or one eye might not close. Blinking, drooling and other movements on the face are also affected. Bell's palsy, also known as facial palsy, can occur at any age. ...

  • Gas leak at Rollins College closes Fairbanks Ave.

    WINTER PARK -- A gas leak at Rollins College has evacuated at least one building and closed a portion of Fairbanks Avenue. Winter Park Police said a construction crew hit the line at a construction site near the Archibald Greenville Bush Science Center. Eastbound Fairbanks Avenue around the college has been closed. School is currently not in session and no students are on campus. However, ...

  • Patient shot at Florida Dialysis Center of Orlando

    ORLANDO -- A man receiving treatment at the Florida Dialysis Center of Orlando has been rushed to a local hospital after police say a woman walked in during his treatment and shot him. Orlando Police said the shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. inside the dialysis center, located ...

  • Anomaly delays Delta IV launch to Thursday

    CAPE CANAVERAL -- The launch of a Delta IV rocket has been delayed one day after an anomaly was found during a test. United Launch Alliance said the rocket carrying the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-5) satellite for the U.S. Air Force will now launch Thursday, May 23. The agency said during acceptance testing for another mission, an avionics box that controls the Delta booster RS-68 engine ...

  • Town hall meeting for Daytona North set for Thursday

    BUNNELL -- Residents in the Daytona North area of County are invited to a town hall meeting. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 23 at the Hidden Trails Community Center, which is located ...

More Florida Statesman news