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  • ERBA Diagnostics Rooted in Mumbai growing in Miami

    Business : ERBA and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and sell diagnostic test kits, automated medical testing equipment and a range of reagents and other chemical products used in medical research and commercial laboratories, hospitals and doctors’ offices. ERBA products are employed in tests and analyses related to autoimmune and infectious diseases, diabetes and blood ...

  • Surrendered dogs up for adoption in Sumter County

    The Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County shared this picture of an adoptable dog in a post on their Facebook page. (IMAGE/HSSPCA of Sumter ...

  • 1 killed in shooting at Daytona Beach motel

    DAYTONA BEACH -- Daytona Beach police are investigating a deadly shooting at a motel early Sunday morning Investigators said a witness heard a gunshot and called police to the Sunshine Inn at 1234 S. Ridgewood Avenues. Sammie Savage, 41, was found dead with a gunshot wound in a room. The witness that called 911 told police he saw a man running from the scene. Police said no other ...

  • 2 killed after car hits tree in Poinciana

    Florida Highway Patrol troopers at the scene of a vehicle accident involving a tree - Sunday, May 19, 2013. (PHOTO/Joey Williams, ...

  • Lifeguards kept busy during Cocoa Beach super boat races

    COCOA BEACH -- Tens of thousands of people packed Cocoa Beach for the 4th Annual Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix this weekend. More people meant more rescues for lifeguards, including near-drownings. An estimated 60,000 people lined the beach for the boat races. "That's a lot of people, a lot of parking, lot of hotdogs, so a lot of good business for the local ...

Movie Review

Men in Black [Blu-Ray]

Men in Black [Blu-Ray]

Barry Sonnenfelds Men in Black has a lot in common with Ghostbusters (1984), even if Sonnenfeld likes to think of it as a sequel to The French Connection, except with aliens instead of drug dealers. Both films were substantial summer hits that derive the biggest laug ... ...

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  • Citrus County gunslinger hits target quickly blind

    BROOKSVILLE -- A Citrus County man is proving you don't need to see to be a good shot and a fast shot. The modern day gunslingers are members of the Classical Fast Draw Society and they meet at the Hernando Sportsman's Club a few times a month. For sure they're some of the fastest guns around. Jim Miekka, also known as "Midnight Gunslinger," is totally blind. ...

  • Gov. Rick Scott speeding up Florida inmate execution process

    TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has accelerated the pace of signing death warrants in Florida by lining up three executions over the next few weeks, the most in such a brief period of time in more than two decades. Scott and his chief legal adviser say they are doing nothing unusual. But legal experts who oppose the death penalty wonder whether other factors are at work -- such as Scott's ...

  • Florida National Guard in transition phase

    Sgt. Sean O'Donnell, center, 23, U.S. Army National Guard, barks out command to his platoon during a warrior leadership course at the Florida National Guard training facility Camp Blanding, where weekend warriors hone their ...

  • Guardian ad Litem program lauds Bradley for his support

    State Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, was honored as an ';Honorary Guardian ad Litem'; at the annual volunteer recognition dinner held recently in Gainesville. Bradley was recognized for his work during the recent legislative session, supporting the program as chairman of the Senate's appropriations committee which funds court services. The volunteer recognition dinner is ...

  • Florida Governor Rick Scott To Veto 3 College Tuition Hike

    Florida Governor Rick Scott could sign or veto a texting while driving ban as soon as the weekend but so far, he has given no indication which way he is leaning. Attorney David Seltzer comments on the ...

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