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  • Forensics utilized in animal abuse crackdown

    Adam Leath deals with the ugliness of animal abuse daily, operating out of a closet-sized office as the Gainesville-based southeast regional director of investigations and response for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) since late 2011.But he hopes through his work that more people who abuse or neglect animals will pay for their crimes.';Law enforcement, ...

  • Suspects wanted in Port Orange Kohls robbery

    A still image taken from surveillance footage of a suspect wanted in a robbery of a Port Orange Kohl's Department Store. (IMAGE/Port Orange Police ...

  • Governor Scott plans to veto tuition hike for college students

    TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is going to veto a proposed three percent tuition hike for college and university students. The Republican-led Florida Legislature included the hike in a $74.5 billion budget passed earlier this month. Scott will sign the budget into law on Monday, but is expected to veto numerous spending items, including the proposed tuition hike. In a copy of ...

  • Lifeguard pulls shark away from Cocoa Beach shore

    COCOA BEACH -- A shark sighting in Cocoa Beach was too close for comfort Sunday. Ocean Rescue told News 13 a sharked washed in near the Cocoa Beach Pier and had to be pulled back into deeper waters by a lifeguard. Witnesses said the five-foot-long shark was near where some kids were playing. The lifeguard, Zach Cooney, grabbed the shark by its tail to move it away from a small crowd that ...

  • Woman killed in one-car crash on I-95

    Boynton Beach Boulevard and struck a pole, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Rose Manie Corvil was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:44 a.m. crash, said ...

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Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues [DVD]

Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues [DVD]

It's never a good sign when a movie has serious problems with its title. Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues, which has also been known as The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II, is a sequel not to a movie called Boggy Creek or ... ...

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  • Pompano Beach Boat overturns offshore

    POMPANO BEACH— A 19-foot boat overturned about 30 yards offshore Sunday afternoon, authorities said.About five or six people were on board, all are safe, said Mike Jachles, a spokesman for ...

  • St. Petersburgs Night of Museums

    This weekend, St. Petersburg will see two international events take place that happen only once a year: Restaurant Day, when anyone can don a toque and become a chef, will take place on May 18, right before the Night of Museums, which begins at 6 p.m. that evening and lasts till 6 a.m. the following ...

  • MLB Miami 2 Arizona 1

    Marcell Ozuna delivered a two-run double Sunday and the Miami Marlins survived a late Arizona rally to edge the Diamondbacks 2-1. Ozuna doubled home Adeiny Hechavarria and Derek Dietrich with two out in the sixth inning, providing Miami's only ...

  • Bozzone bounces back to emphatic Florida win

    Source: ONE Sport Former world champion Terenzo Bozzone bounced back with a big win at Iron Man 70.3 Florida in Haines City today. After having a car door opened on him while riding his bike two days before the Iron Man 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship in Auckland in January, New Zealand'sBozzone struggled to get back to form. At that race he found himself well off course during the ...

  • Search for Man Spotted in Water Off Lower Matecumbe Key

    Miami-Dade Police on Monday identified Jeffrey Vincent, 39, as the diver who is being searched for after he went missing off of Key Biscayne Sunday. Miami-Dade Police spokesman Detective Alvaro Zabaleta and Miami Beach Coast Guard Lt. Commander Joe Abeyta discussed the ...

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