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/cat/3951354e01311858/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:22 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:22 -0400 30 Supermodel Miranda Kerr likes to wear her husband Orlando Bloom's clothes because it makes her feel closer to him. The 30-year-old steals items from her husband's wardrobe also because she likes his relaxed rock 'n' roll style. "Sometimes I wear my husband's jacket or T-shirt. It feels good because it's his and it's fun to mix it up," contactmusic.com quoted Kerr as saying. Kerr, who is known ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667512/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:01 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667512/scat/3951354e01311858 An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, NBC News reported.NBC said the suspect was being questioned and was originally co-operative, but was fatally shot after attacking the agent.The Orlando Sentinel said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688809/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:17:21 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688809/scat/3951354e01311858 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The executive director of the state agency overseeing water supply, flood control and Everglades restoration between Orlando and Key West has resigned.Melissa Meeker sent an email Tuesday to the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, the director of strategic planning in the governor's office and South Florida Water Management District staff saying ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688257/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:12:00 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688257/scat/3951354e01311858 The fatal shooting happened just after midnight at 6022 Peregrine Avenue in the Windhover Apartments in Orlando. Friends identified the man who was shot and killed as 26-year-old Ibragim Todashev (pictured ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688906/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:18 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688906/scat/3951354e01311858 Something strange happened in Orlando, Florida last night, as an FBI agent who was ';conducting official duties'; encountered 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, who had been questioned for three hours on Tuesday in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, at the apartment complex where Todashev evidently lived, and shot him dead. Todashev was a mixed martial arts fighter who knew ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688814/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:08:56 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688814/scat/3951354e01311858 The typical summer weather pattern of sunny mornings and late afternoon rain seems to have set in. Expect a 50 percent chance of rain this afternoon, according to the National Weather ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689022/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:08:02 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689022/scat/3951354e01311858 Smoke from fires in Levy and Gilchrist counties could create dangerous conditions on several roads this morning and drivers should be cautious, the Florida Highway Patrol ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689021/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:08:02 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689021/scat/3951354e01311858 After Tuesday’s break in the rain, we anticipate more wet weather Wednesday as morning showers will likely give way to afternoon ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688908/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:49:25 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214688908/scat/3951354e01311858 A man who was shot and killed early this morning in Orlando has reportedly been identified as Ibragim Todashev, who was one of the men questioned in connection to the Boston bombings. Khusn Taramiv, who was friends with Todashev, says the two of them were taken in for questioning at an apartment building and that he was released after three hours, but the FBI agents allegedly told him they ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689023/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:09 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689023/scat/3951354e01311858 MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. -- The mayor of Melbourne Beach says he's stepping down because he can no longer serve the best interests of residents and employees because of tension among city commissioners.Tom Davis turned in his resignation on Monday afternoon. Vice Mayor Rocco Maglio will serve as mayor through November, when a special election will be held. He will be sworn in on May 29.Florida ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687513/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:53 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687513/scat/3951354e01311858 Orlando City Soccer wants to build a new stadium to lure a Major League Soccer franchise here. Florida was shut out Tuesday by the National Football League and Major League Soccer. The NFL awarded the 2016 Super Bowl to the San Francisco area and the 2017 championship game to Houston, while the MLS formally announced that New York, behind a partnership involving the New York Yankees and English ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689025/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:37:05 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689025/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- Eight families were displaced by a fire Wednesday morning that heavily damaged a condominium building, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue reports. The blaze was reported about 2:30 a.m. at 7210 N Manhattan Ave. Firefighters from Hillsborough and the Tampa Fire Rescue arrived and extinguished flames in Building 2. Tampa Electric also turned off the power in nearby buildings, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687571/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:36:51 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687571/scat/3951354e01311858 Orlando Magic had hoped. Orlando ended up with the No. 2 pick in next month's NBA Draft. Now, the No. 2 pick may as well be as good as No. 1 in the upcoming draft, since there are no standout players available. But there's something else the Magic could consider -- trading out of the first round completely. Our Sports Buzz question is: Do you think the Magic should trade away the No. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687618/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:36:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687618/scat/3951354e01311858 (CBS News) The FBI says it was involved in a fatal shooting near Universal studios in Orlando, Fla. early Wednesday. CBS News correspondent John Miller, a former FBI assistant director, says the victim was "someone (the agency was) looking at in connection with (Boston bominbgs suspect) Tamerlan (Tsarnaev), based on contacts they had." In a statement Wednesday, the FBI said, "We ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686620/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:04 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686620/scat/3951354e01311858 J. Powell Brown Brown and Brown Inc. snagged the 27th largest insurance broker in the United States, with its planned acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. The deal gives Brown and Brown an expanded footprint, new opportunities, enhanced resources and a strong leadership team, J. Powell Brown, president and CEO of Brown and Brown, said in a statement. Brown and Brown (NYSE: BRO), a Tampa and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687575/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:04:25 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687575/scat/3951354e01311858 Rick Scott Florida lawmakers sprinkled the new state budget with projects to take to the folks back home. But when Gov. Rick Scott issued $368 million in budget vetoes Monday, he raised pointed questions about whether state taxpayers should pay for local projects --- and what kind of return the state should get for its money. Also, he singled out some projects that did not go through normal ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687620/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:03:11 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687620/scat/3951354e01311858 Four of the largest road construction firms in the world are pitted against each other in a heated competition to land a $2.1 billion contract to expand Interstate 4 through Orlando. The firms are: I-4 Mobility Partners, led by Skanska of Sweden; I-4 Development Partners LLC, which includes FCC Construccion S.A., a Spanish firm; 4wardPartners, which includes VINCI Concessions, a British company ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687574/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:58:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687574/scat/3951354e01311858 Realtors in Sarasota have a new HQ on South Tuttle Avenue. The Sarasota Association of Realtors have moved to a new 5,000-square-foot headquarters after three decades on South Tuttle Avenue. Even though the realtors group that boasts 3,500 members moved into the new office on Cattlemen Road in April, it held its grand opening on May 22 the Sarasota Herald-Tribune said. Kathy Roberts, chief ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686827/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:56:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686827/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI -- The Internal Revenue Service has hit the Miccosukee Indians with a $170 million bill for failing to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members.The Miami Herald ( http://hrld.us/11aX4mY) reported Tuesday that the IRS also sent bills totaling $58 million to hundreds of the South Florida tribe's members for failure to pay personal taxes on ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686206/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:54 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686206/scat/3951354e01311858 A Florida man has been swallowed by a sinkhole that opened under his bedroom, according to CNN. The 36-year-old man vanished Thursday night under his home after his brother tried to rescue him from going under, the network reported. Authorities said the hole is about 100 feet wide and getting bigger. "When he got there, there was no bedroom left," Hillsborough County Fire ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214685927/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:53 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214685927/scat/3951354e01311858 Mike Wallace was dodging the raindrops. Yes, he's fast, as fast as this franchise has seen at receiver since perhaps all the way back to Mark Duper. But he isn't fast enough to stay dry in a downpour. At least, not this downpour. "I'm in good shape," Wallace proclaims, "but I obviously need to get in better shape." If there was one lasting impression for Wallace ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686188/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:46 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686188/scat/3951354e01311858 Casa Ramos is set to open in a week in Tampa Palms. The Mexican restaurant will occupy a 6,411-square-foot space that previously held Sushi Tsu Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar at 15363 Amberly Drive near the Shoppes at Amberly plaza, the Tampa Tribune said. The owner of the new restaurant, Mateo Ramos, 34, lives in Orlando and has worked as a district manager in the Tampa area. He comes from a ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686782/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686782/scat/3951354e01311858 Hobby Lobby is coming to Bradenton. This Memorial Day, Hobby Lobby will mark the opening of its first store in Bradenton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Bradentons Hobby Lobbys will be located at 4490 Cortez Road West at Pinewood Square and is part of the national chains efforts at expansion into the state, the Bradenton Herald said. Store manager Craig Dunbar said the chain is a mega store for ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686780/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:51:29 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686780/scat/3951354e01311858 A classic Ybor City view. The Hillsborough County Commission is recognizing Ybor Citys gay district for job creation and economic growth. The commission approved a proclamation supporting GaYBOR Days, an annual celebration of the district from May 24 to 27, the Tampa Bay Times said. The proclamation was notable for the fact that commission chairman Ken Hagan, a Republican signed it for the first ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687573/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:56 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687573/scat/3951354e01311858 Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase and Co. Warm and humid with afternoon storms. High of 86. See more weather at Action News Jax. Dimon strengthens grip at JPMorgan (WSJ) Sprint raises offer for Clearwire stake (NYT) Senate panel advances immigration bill with Hatch changes (Bloomberg) Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686747/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:44:01 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686747/scat/3951354e01311858 ORLANDO - The friend of a suspect shot by an FBI agent in Orlando Wednesday morning says agents were questioning the suspect about the Boston Marathon bombings, something the FBI has not confirmed, WFTV ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686282/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:43:20 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686282/scat/3951354e01311858 Jordan Tampa Bay Water has hired the CEO of the Cape Fear Utility Authority in North Carolina as its general manager. Matthew Jordans hiring must still be approved by the Tampa utilitys Board of Directors on June 17, but if approved, he will begin work on July 8, WHQR said. No salary details were provided in the report. Tampa Bay Water serves three counties and the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686884/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:10 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686884/scat/3951354e01311858 Local organizations are pledging support for victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Captain Kelly Durant with the Salvation Army, Mary Ross Agosta, spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Miami, and Greater Miami Jewish Federation President Jacob Solomon ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686207/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:54 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686207/scat/3951354e01311858 CNN: Is Saks for sale? Published reports that Saks Fifth Avenue could be for sale are driving up the retailers stock price. Shares of Saks rose by almost 20 percent after a report by the New York Post that the company had hired Goldman Sachs to examine the possibility of a sale, CNN said. The article said likely bidders on Saks are private equity firms like KKR and Leonard Green & ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687619/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:20 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214687619/scat/3951354e01311858 CNN: Is Saks for sale? Published reports that Saks Fifth Avenue could be for sale are driving up the retailers stock price. Shares of Saks rose by almost 20 percent after a report by the New York Post that the company had hired Goldman Sachs to examine the possibility of a sale, CNN said. The article said likely bidders on Saks are private equity firms like KKR and Leonard Green & ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689024/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:20 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214689024/scat/3951354e01311858 SEFFNER -- Two more homes in a sinkhole-plagued Seffner neighborhood will come down Wednesday morning. The homes at 238 and 242 Faithway Drive are being demolished following their April 1 condemnation. They sit next to 240 Faithway Drive, where a sinkhole opened up on the night of Feb. 28, killing Jeffrey Bush. Bush, 37, who was asleep in a bedroom when the house began collapsing. Authorities ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686255/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:12 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214686255/scat/3951354e01311858 a new report published Monday by the Brookings Institute , poverty rates in American suburbs have significantly increased since 2000. The research coordinated by the Metropolitan Policy Program, a nonpartisan think-tank, found that the poor population in suburban populations have increased by as much as ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214684339/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:32:49 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214684339/scat/3951354e01311858 VENICE, Fla. -- Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory are asking the public to keep their eyes peeled for the world's largest fish.A whale shark was spotted May 8 about 20 miles off the coast of Venice.The fish can be up to 42 feet long and nearly 24 tons. The Herald-Tribune ( http://bit.ly/10N5Khs) reports that Mote scientists are collecting reports of whale shark sightings to look for ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214683208/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:25 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214683208/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's per-pupil spending is among the lowest in the nation according to data compiled by the U.S. Census.The Census on Tuesday released its annual report on per-pupil spending for public elementary and secondary schools in fiscal year 2011. Florida spent $8,887 per student, which is significantly below the national average of $10,560.That figure placed Florida 42nd ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214683209/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:24 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214683209/scat/3951354e01311858 BOSTON ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214684122/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:28:23 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214684122/scat/3951354e01311858 An off-duty Lakeland police officer, enraged because another driver cut him off in traffic, followed the man, pushed him and punched him in the face Sunday before two bystanders broke up the fight, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Jerry Monroe, 41, was arrested Monday on a misdemeanor battery charge and placed on paid leave. Monroe and his 14-year-old son were eastbound on County Road ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214680723/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214680723/scat/3951354e01311858 Charley Reese, a retired Orlando Sentinel columnist known for his conservative voice, has died, according to a Facebook post by his daughter.Reese, who was 76, died Tuesday after a long illness, according to the post. He was admitted to a hospital in February and later was transferred to a rehabilitation facility.Reese, who lived in Seminole County, worked for the newspaper from 1972 until his ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214681362/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:56:52 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214681362/scat/3951354e01311858 Last year, some 28 years after the crime, he made a positive identification on Padilla's remains, some of them found in that green garbage bag described by ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214681249/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:53:22 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214681249/scat/3951354e01311858 Luciano Molina says a stray dog’s attack on him and his cat all happened so fast. After he grabbed a machete-style knife, it ended with blood splattered ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214681250/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:53:21 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214681250/scat/3951354e01311858 EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this undated photo provided by Jackson Health System, Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami, plays the guitar in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center in Cutler Bay, Fla. The attack left Poppo blind, but doctors say he's been working with an occupational therapist to learn how to take ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214680840/scat/3951354e01311858 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:49:49 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214680840/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI -- Kaitlyn Hunt's parents insist that their daughter, a Central Florida high school senior, is being prosecuted for sex crimes only because her lover was another girl. The state attorney says that gender makes no difference; the age of the two girls is at the crux of the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214680359/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:45:50 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214680359/scat/3951354e01311858 Kaitlyn Hunt 18, was expelled from school for dating and having sex with her 14-year-old girlfriend, who was a fellow player on her basketball team. Her father, Steve Hunt, right, wants the two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16 years reduced to a misdemeanor. MIAMI-An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214680361/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:36:05 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214680361/scat/3951354e01311858 The Tampa Bay Times reports that Gary Alvord died Sunday at the Union Correctional Institution in Raiford. A spokeswoman confirmed the death but could not provide details, including whether Alvord's body was claimed by relatives or whether he will be buried on state grounds. For almost 40 years, Alvord waited out a death sentence he received for the 1973 murders of three women in Tampa. The ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679327/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:20 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679327/scat/3951354e01311858 A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Chicago fan at a popular waterfront shopping area before a Bears/Jaguars football game last ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679328/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:19 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679328/scat/3951354e01311858 Roughly two dozen Ocala homeowners had to evacuate their residences Tuesday evening after a gas line was ruptured when a tall oak tree fell over, according to Ocala Fire Rescue and Ocala Police Department ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679329/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:26 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679329/scat/3951354e01311858 The game is set. Sounders FC will travel to face the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the second-tier North American Soccer League in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. The May 29 game will kick off at 4:30 p.m. at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rowdies eliminated VSI Tampa Bay of the third-tier USL ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679330/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:51:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679330/scat/3951354e01311858 VIERA -- The fight to save three schools in Brevard County moves to the courtroom Wednesday afternoon. Two parents, backed by civil rights leaders, are suing and accusing the school board of racial discrimination when they decided which schools to close in February 2013. Their attorney, Shayan Elahi, admits that it is never easy to discuss accusations of racial discrimination. However, Elahi ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679331/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:11 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679331/scat/3951354e01311858 This amateur video shows a manatee and her calf coming up to a dock in a Cocoa Beach canal. Florida Fish and Wildlife officers say a man then jumped on the larger manatee's ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679332/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:07 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679332/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA -- A wreck on Interstate 275 S left at least one person with serious injuries and temporarily closed the roadway Tuesday night, authorities said. The crash happened about 8:25 p.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. All lanes of I-275 S near the exit for Dale Mabry Highway were blocked until about 9:45 p.m., Tampa police said. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679282/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214679282/scat/3951354e01311858 North Miami Beach voters elected Anthony "Tony" DeFillipo as the newest member of the city council and for Councilwoman Beth E. Spiegel to remain in her seat as a result of Tuesday’s runoff. DeFillipo beat out Hillel Hellinger for the Seat 2 position by taking 1,174 votes (69.5 percent of the vote). Hellinger received 516 votes (30.5 percent). "I am very happy," ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678091/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:46:21 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678091/scat/3951354e01311858 The Alachua County School Board on Tuesday approved both a 2 percent bonus and the integration of an extra $2 million into the base pay for instructional staff -- which includes teachers, guidance counselors and media specialists.The one-time bonus came from $2 million in local funds allocated by the School Board.Bonuses have been applied a number of ways over the years, but, "We felt that ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678365/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:13 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678365/scat/3951354e01311858 TAMPA, Fla. - His name is DevonteCourtney Jackson. From old pictures posted on his Facebook page, you can tell he likes money and lots of it. But that ArmwoodHigh School student is now behind bars. On Monday, deputies say they found the 18-year-old in possession of a bag of fraudulently obtained credit cards and a list of victims at his Tampa townhome. "He purchased the cards, or got these ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678323/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678323/scat/3951354e01311858 Aylah Shujaat, 5, (left, on the table), and Kiana Woodman, 14 (right), pack meals Tuesday, May 21, 2013, helping over 100 Bank of America volunteers including their family members assemble food packages at the Feeding Children Everywhere facility in Longwood. They are planning to package 15,000 meals that will be sent to Okalhoma to help feed ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677740/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:17 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677740/scat/3951354e01311858 Just days before the "Urban Beach Weekend" festivities begin, the City of Miami Beach was hit with a civil lawsuit for an incident that happened during the same event two years ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678223/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:54 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678223/scat/3951354e01311858 Transgender mixed martial arts fighter Fallon Fox is about to put her perfect record on the line in South Florida. And the battle isn't just in the ring. "I'm just another woman, just like any of them. I just come from a different background," she said in an interview with NBC 6's Willard Shepard. Former professional fighter Mickey Demos and Amateur boxer Syeda Fahmin ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678222/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:54 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678222/scat/3951354e01311858 The Orlando Philharmonic will announce today that it is buying the iconic Plaza Live Theatre on Bumby Avenue, where the orchestra will update the 1,000-seat music hall to accommodate chamber music concerts while also keeping a schedule of rock, jazz, comedy and contemporary music shows. "As we move into our third decade, The Plaza provides a unique opportunity for us to have our own ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677800/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:23:07 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677800/scat/3951354e01311858 KEY WEST (CBSMiami/AP) – An Alaska man, along with his sailboat, has gone missing in the Keys. Jay Wesley Rydberg, 40, has been living on a sailboat for the past year in Key West's Garrison Bight Marina, according to reports from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. According to Rydberg's sister, Jill Lesseig, he had sailed from Key West to Fort Myers and was on his way back ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678366/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:37 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678366/scat/3951354e01311858 KEY WEST, Fla. -- Authorities in the Florida Keys are searching for a man who went missing during a boating trip.The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports that the U.S. Coast Guard detected 40-year-old Jay Wesley Rydberg's emergency beacon May 14 at 4:13 a.m. During a 78-hour search, Rydberg's beacon was found 33 miles north of Key West, but there were no signs Rydberg or his ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677343/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:58 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677343/scat/3951354e01311858 OSCEOLA COUNTY -- Sheriff's deputies discovered the body of a missing commercial fisherman from St. Cloud. According to officials with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, the body of William Louis Platt was found Tuesday afternoon floating in Lake Marian near Kenansville. He'd been missing since Monday night when he was supposed to be setting lines to catch ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677344/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:12 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677344/scat/3951354e01311858 LAKE MARY -- As the school year winds down, Seminole County school officials are keeping their eyes on the next year - and how much it's going to cost them and the residents of Seminole County for 2013-2014 and the next four years. A budget work session was held at the School Board offices on Tuesday afternoon. District leaders are facing a deficit of at least $4.1 million a year despite a ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677291/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:11 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677291/scat/3951354e01311858 An Orange County deputy speaks at a 'graduation' ceremony for fifth-graders completing the MAGIC program, designed to teach kids about the dangers of drugs and violent crimes. (PHOTO/Natalie Tolomeo, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677345/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:09 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677345/scat/3951354e01311858 Don Sugg says there's no time for pity parties as he prepares for his latest skydive this Saturday, this time to raise money for the Neighborhood Center of West ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677346/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:07 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677346/scat/3951354e01311858 The giant gator mouth is the iconic emblem of Gatorland, a more than 60 year old park billed the Alligator Capital of the World. Gatorland is also a wildlife preserve, and will soon be taking in dozens of animals from a similar park in South ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677208/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677208/scat/3951354e01311858 Colon cancer claims thousands of lives each year. The cancer affects the large intestine in the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Most cases of colon cancer start as small, noncancerous clumps called polyps. Polyps rarely produce symptoms, which makes regular screening very important. Once cancer has developed, certain ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676758/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:05 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676758/scat/3951354e01311858 BUSHNELL -- The latest group of bricks has been installed at Veterans Memorial Park in County . The park, which is located on the west side of the historic courthouse, serves as a tribute to the men and women who served our country. If you are interested in ordering a brick for a living or deceased veteran, call the Sumter County Veterans Services at (352) 569-1520. Each brick costs $50 and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677347/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:03 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677347/scat/3951354e01311858 The Recovery Village held a grand opening of their 67,000-square-foot lodge-style treatment center. It includes a large exercise facility, meditation rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, a theater, and much more. A typical stay at the center will be around $32,500. The center renovated the former Umatilla Academy for Girls, which shut down in 2006 after reports the girls were mistreated and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676768/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:01 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676768/scat/3951354e01311858 Last November people all over Florida waited for hours to vote during the early voting period and on Election Day, like the people waiting at this polling place in Orlando's Dr. Phillips neighborhood. A new election law promises to prevent ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677348/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:59 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677348/scat/3951354e01311858 SeaWorld says each refill with a reusable cup prevents the emission of approximately 27 grams of CO2. (PHOTO/SeaWorld ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677275/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:58 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677275/scat/3951354e01311858 The city of Zephyrhills is still waiting for its big Powerball winner to come forward. The winning ticket, with a grand prize worth $590.5 million, was purchased at the Gall Boulevard ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677349/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677349/scat/3951354e01311858 ST. CLOUD -- In Osceola County, police are in the middle of Operation Summer Sweep to to combat illegal drug activity. St. Cloud Police said they arrested 16 people during the first day of the operation. Two search warrants were served on Friday and police said that more than 240-grams of marijuana were seized along with about$ 1,928.00 in cash. All sixteen people arrested were taken to ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676657/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:55 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676657/scat/3951354e01311858 LONGWOOD -- Central Floridians are stepping up to help in a disaster elsewhere in the country, as a team of 10 people from Longwood prepare to help survivors of a ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677234/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:55 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677234/scat/3951354e01311858 This 2011 file photo shows Tom Davis during his campaign to become mayor of West Melbourne. Davis, who was elected in November 2011, announced his resignation Monday, May 20, 2013. (FILE/Tom Davis, via ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676892/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:53 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676892/scat/3951354e01311858 OCALA -- The Florida Department of Transportation is holding a public hearing Tuesday night about plans to widen State Road 40. The meeting will be held at the Lillian Bryant Meeting Hall, located ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677350/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:52 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677350/scat/3951354e01311858 Hallandale Beach Police are searching for a purse snatcher and two women suspected of going Christmas shopping with credit cards from that stolen purse, police said. The strong arm robbery happened around 12:25 p.m. on Dec. 20 outside the Desjardins Bank at 1001 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd. A young man grabbed the purse and ran off but there was no bank surveillance camera in the north parking lot ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676660/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:31 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676660/scat/3951354e01311858 CARACAS, Venezuela ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678094/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:30 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214678094/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI— When the so-called Causeway Cannibal chewed off a homeless man's face, disfiguring and blinding him, images of the facial injuries spread across the Internet and sparked worldwide revulsion.Yet nearly a year after that brutal assault in Miami, Ronald Poppo remains without a nose and without even prosthetic eyes, because he has rebuffed surgeons' offers to rebuild his ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677351/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:25 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214677351/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has finished the fix of the flawed election law that relegated Florida to a late-night joke in 2012 by signing an elections clean-up bill passed on the final day of the legislative session.The measure, signed by Scott late Monday before he left for a trade mission to Chile, reverses several provisions implemented in 2011 by GOP lawmakers in anticipation of the 2012 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676004/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29:00 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676004/scat/3951354e01311858 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville man who said he was defending himself when he fatally shot another man during a street fight has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.A Duval County judge sentenced 20-year-old Quintavis Sermond Seay on Monday for manslaughter. The Florida Times-Union ( http://goo.gl/2SJ0H) reports that under a plea agreement, the judge could have given Seay anywhere from ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676005/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:28:58 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676005/scat/3951354e01311858 As the level of devastation becomes clearer following this week’s deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, area charities and service agencies are waiting to see how they can help -- and how much help will be ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676165/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:47 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676165/scat/3951354e01311858 In March of next year, the new building will open, ready for officers to return. But until then, construction continues at 721 NW Sixth St., where the original worn-down headquarters once stood.On Tuesday, workers in hardhats hammered away, installing support beams and starting on the exterior walls. A poured concrete slab serves as the site's current foundation."It's ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676166/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:47 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676166/scat/3951354e01311858 After four months of year-over-year growth, business dipped in April at Orlando-area hotels, likely because of an early Easter this year and the absence of a couple of big conventions in town.Hotels in the Orlando market filled 72.6 percent of their rooms last month, compared with 75.6 percent in April 2012, and the average daily room price slipped 1 percent to $105.66, according to the latest ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676167/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:10 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676167/scat/3951354e01311858 A Miami Beach father, 49-year-old Adolfo Guzman, is facing an aggravated child abuse charge after he tied his 12-year-old son to a pole and left him for hours while he went shopping, police said. The boy said that he didn't tell his father he was at a friend's house Sunday, and said his father is innocent. His sister and Miami Beach Police spokesman Sgt. Bobby Hernandez also spoke about ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676008/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:50 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214676008/scat/3951354e01311858 Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office detectives and deputies stand outside a house on the 5000 block of Palm Ridge Boulevard after a man shot through his back door after thinking three men were trying to break in around 2 p.m. on ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675948/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:23 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675948/scat/3951354e01311858 Lauderdale Lakes man who was left in a vegetative state after undergoing a "manipulation under anesthesia" in 2008, and another $10 million to the man's two daughters.Dale Whyte, 37, never woke up after going into cardiac arrest while undergoing the controversial outpatient procedure at the Atlantic Surgical Center ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675949/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:22 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675949/scat/3951354e01311858 FORT LAUDERDALE— Mayor Jack Seiler started off contract negotiations with would-be city attorney Cynthia A. Everett on Monday by offering her a $175,000 salary.Everett, who is currently the village attorney ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675462/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:22 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675462/scat/3951354e01311858 HOLLYWOOD— City Hall has a slightly new deal with the Margaritaville developer and will hold a meeting this week to clue in the public. Residents can ask questions about the proposed changes at 6 p.m. Thursday in the city commission ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675525/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:19 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675525/scat/3951354e01311858 Jason Leon (L), caught the 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County; University of Florida scientists lie down next to the record snake. ORLANDO, Fla., -- An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence.College student Jason Leon snared the female python in a rural area ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674859/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674859/scat/3951354e01311858 Ronald Poppo listens to Heat games through a portable radio, but he’ll never watch TV again. He’s relearning how to play guitar, but he has lost interest in reconnecting with his family. Poppo’s doctors offer to give him prosthetic eyes and rebuild his chewed-off nose, but he turns them down. “He’s blind, so he can’t see what he looks like now, and it ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674235/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:58 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674235/scat/3951354e01311858 Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.FACE-CHEWING VICTIM CONTINUES RECOVERY IN MIAMIA homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for his care. Ronald Poppo ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674862/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674862/scat/3951354e01311858 Rene Rivas was about to be deported in the dark of night, at 4 a.m.But that was last week.Seven days later, on Monday, the undocumented immigrant was released from an immigration lock-up and allowed to work legally and live openly with his wife and children in Miami for a year. The roller-coaster story of this 41-year-old construction worker from Durango, Mexico, is anything but common as ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674680/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674680/scat/3951354e01311858 Audiologist Maria Ortiz gets ready to test 10-year-old Vincent Feola's hearing during the Hearing and Speech Center of Florida's open house Tuesday. The free hearings continue this week. (Vincent's hearing turned out just ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674513/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674513/scat/3951354e01311858 RAIFORD, Fla. -- A man who has been on death row longer than any other inmate in Florida has died in prison.The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/16L6tVt) reports that Gary Alvord died Sunday at the Union Correctional Institution in Raiford.A spokeswoman confirmed the death but could not provide details, including whether Alvord's body was claimed by relatives or whether he will be buried on ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674683/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:56 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674683/scat/3951354e01311858 . I think they were three excellent choices and the three of them are well deserving of the award. With that, we can open up for questions." (On ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674616/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:45 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674616/scat/3951354e01311858 The Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to spend billions of dollars to overhaul the county's sewer system, avoiding more delays and possibly millions in fines, and prompting a raise in monthly water and sewer rates to pay for ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674685/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:16 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674685/scat/3951354e01311858 But on Tuesday, the National Guard and other first responders pulling people from the debris, triaging and treating their injuries, and disposing of hazardous materials were at Camp Blanding for a massive training operation called Vigilant Guard.While the work was hot and tiring, Georgia National Guard Col. Vernon Atkinson said the troops learned through Monday's deadly Oklahoma tornadoes ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674863/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:13:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674863/scat/3951354e01311858 Most of the jobs are at a facility with lab space the company is leasing in Progress Corporate Park but also are at satellite offices in Melbourne, Jacksonville and Tallahassee.RTI Donor Services is a not-for-profit organization formed in 1998 by Alachua-based RTI Biologics, a publicly traded company that prepares donated tissue for surgery. The donor services operation has had administrative ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674864/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:13:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674864/scat/3951354e01311858 /enpproperty--> ST PETERSBURG - A Chinese language proficiency competition featuring student teams from five Russian regions was held here on Tuesday, with the winners set to sail into an international contest to be held in China. In the city's iconic Hermitage Theater, university teams from St Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok and a joint Siberian team took turns presenting ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674418/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:00 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674418/scat/3951354e01311858 Developer Renzo Renzis attempt to stop foreclosure auctions on two Miami condominium projects through Chapter 7 filings has failed. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurel Isicoff granted a motion by an affiliate of Miami Beach-based developer Crescent Heights to continue pursuing its foreclosure lawsuit against Renzis Beacon at Brickell Village, Beacon Developer Partners and Blue on Coral Way. Renzis ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675415/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:10 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214675415/scat/3951354e01311858 anticipated. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end wasn't highly recruited coming out of high school and didn't receive an invitation to the NFL combine following a standout college at Buffalo either. So when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers called in the fifth round last month, Means understandably was thrilled and surprised. The Bucs believe they selected a player who has a chance to develop ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674808/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:00 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674808/scat/3951354e01311858 After seeing Dashon Goldson, Gerald McCoy and Darrelle Revis revealed among the first 40 names in NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2013 series, Buc fans will find two more familiar names between #51-60 on Thursday ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674865/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:00 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674865/scat/3951354e01311858 Nearly 100 people took to the streets in Tampa today outside the IRS building on Boy Scout Blvd to warn everyone that the IRS and the government have gone too ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674810/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:39 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674810/scat/3951354e01311858 A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) combination handout photo shows Jason Leon (L), who caught an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County May 11, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674233/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:56 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674233/scat/3951354e01311858 Severe weather took place throughout South Florida on May 20. A flood watch remains in effect until 10 p.m. for Eastern Miami-Dade & Broward Counties on May 21. NBC 6 viewers sent in pictures from their neighborhood. Send us your pictures by emailing to iSee@nbc6.com or on Twitter/Instagram with ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674689/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:34 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674689/scat/3951354e01311858 Charles Hurley submitted his letter of resignation on Feb. 8, a district official confirmed to NBC 6 on Wednesday. The Miami-Dade Schools Police chief was demoted after two female officers filed lawsuits in January claiming that he sexually harassed them, and then retaliated against them after they refused his advances. Officers Deanna Fox-Williams and Yewande Gibson spoke with NBC 6 in January. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674688/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:34 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674688/scat/3951354e01311858 The Twitter account of Broward Circuit Judge Matthew Destry seems to have ruffled the feathers of Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein. Destry's messages themselves are anything but controversial. He rarely posts more than once a day, and his posts appear to be going up during breaks in ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674098/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:52 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674098/scat/3951354e01311858 (Reuters) - Florida's Miami-Dade County on Tuesday promised to spend $1.6 billion on fixes for its dilapidated, accident-prone sewer system in a deal meant to settle a lawsuit with federal and state environmental ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674378/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674378/scat/3951354e01311858 - The AmericanAirlines Arena has won the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security’s (NCS4) 2013 Facility of Merit award for performing above and beyond normal operations and for demonstrating an innovative approach to enhancing safety and security. Additionally, AmericanAirlines Arena and Miami HEAT Director of Security, Robert "Bob" Hundevadt has been named 2013 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674618/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:58 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214674618/scat/3951354e01311858 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Gatorland is preparing to welcome more than 70 animals that the central Florida zoo purchased from a recently closed attraction in southwest Florida.Gatorland officials say alligators, crocodiles, snakes, turtles, deer and bobcats are arriving from Everglades Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs, which closed in April after 77 years.Gatorland officials are particularly excited about ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671883/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:42 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671883/scat/3951354e01311858 Despite a spectacular bid package that encompassed everything the NFL is looking for in a Super Bowl, the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County lost out on Super Bowls 50 and 51 today in Boston. All 32 owners met for one day at the Hyatt Harborside directly across Boston Harbor from downtown Boston to hear final presentations from Miami, San Francisco and Houston. They rewarded the iconic 50th ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671805/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:31 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671805/scat/3951354e01311858 Florida wildlife officials confirmed an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python killed in Miami-Dade County set a new state record. Kristen Sommers, exotic species coordination section leader for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, confirmed the snake killed May 11 by Jason Leon in a rural area of the county beat the previous record python in the state, 17 feet, 7 inches. ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214672042/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:54 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214672042/scat/3951354e01311858 Juan del Busto, the former regional executive of The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Miami branch and current chairman of Del Busto Capital Partners, Inc., has joined the Ocean Bank Board of Directors. Juan del Busto Ocean Bank Board of Directors "Ocean Bank is an excellent choice for me, not only is it a great financial institution, the bank is also very community minded in areas ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671681/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:53 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671681/scat/3951354e01311858 Although the 66-year-old man lost both of his eyes and part of his face during the gruesome attack, he's "living happy and adjusting to his new life," according to doctors at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. "He's had a long year, but has managed to cope quite well," said plastic surgeon Dr. Woody Kassira adding that Poppo has been "a pleasure to work ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214672043/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:30 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214672043/scat/3951354e01311858 WASHINGTON, May 21 (RIA Novosti) – Nestled on the Baltic Sea and often described as one of the most Western cities in Russia, St. Petersburg has a new place of honor as one of the top travel destinations in the world, according to the 2013 Travelers’ Choice Destinations awards released Tuesday by the popular online travel website TripAdvisor. "St. Petersburg is a fantastic ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671052/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:55 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671052/scat/3951354e01311858 A Jacksonville man who stabbed a Chicago fan at the Landing last year before a Bears/Jaguars football game pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder. Matthew Reid Hinson, 28, will be sentenced by Circuit Judge Suzanne Bass at a later date and could get life in prison. Hinson slashed William "Chris" Pettry's neck with a pocket knife at Fionn MacCool's, an Irish-themed ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671687/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:38 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671687/scat/3951354e01311858 Hermann Londono, 57, was charged with sexual battery on a child under 12 and was ordered held without bond Tuesday during his first appearance court hearing before Broward County Judge John "Jay" ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671808/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:00 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671808/scat/3951354e01311858 More than 1,200 miles away from Tampa Bay, a 2-mile-wide tornado tore through parts of Oklahoma, decimating buildings, flinging vehicles through the air and killing dozens of residents. With hurricane season less than two weeks away, Tampa Bay emergency planners were taking careful notice. Because of climactic differences, weather threats here are far different than in the central United ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214672003/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:58 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214672003/scat/3951354e01311858 The St. Petersburg Technology Incubator, dedicated to helping marine science, biotechnology and healthcare technology start-ups, will be launched soon courtesy of a $400,000 grant from the state of Florida. The grant will be overseen by the Largo-based Tampa Bay Innovation Center. Center president Tonya Elmore said the grant will be leveraged to secure federal grant money as well as additional ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214672005/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:57 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214672005/scat/3951354e01311858 PLANTATION— Have you seen Izzy? The 7-year-old black Lab and retired police dog dashed out of her owners' Plantation house about 9 p.m. Monday in the middle of a severe lightning storm. "My 3-year-old son keeps asking, 'Izzy coming home, Izzy coming home?'" said Karla Becker. "We think someone picked her up and has her. Her tag must have fallen off." ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671180/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:56 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671180/scat/3951354e01311858 Miramar could see its third major leadership change in less than six months. The commission will start a search this week for a city attorney in the hopes of lowering legal costs, said Vice Mayor Alexandra Davis, who proposed the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671189/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:55 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671189/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI (CBS4) – We have all seen the devastation left in the wake of an EF-5 tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma Monday afternoon. Miami has the occasional tornado, but Oklahoma is in the middle of tornado alley which set the stage for Monday’s twister. Several ingredients came together in extraordinary fashion on Monday over central Oklahoma to produce the violent and unusually ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671885/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:37:01 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671885/scat/3951354e01311858 White Hot HEAT Road Rally Presented By Budweiser The White Hot HEAT Road Rally Presented By Budweiser is the official watch party for HEAT playoff road games. Join the HEAT Dancers, Burnie, the Xtreme Team, PA Announcer, Michael B., in-Arena host Dale, and other HEAT fans as they gather to watch the telecast of the HEAT taking on the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the Second Round of the 2013 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671813/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:53 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671813/scat/3951354e01311858 Police in Florida said a burglary suspect fleeing from officers allegedly stopped to steal a couple beers from a home. Investigators said they were called to a Lighthouse Point townhouse at 2 a.m. Saturday on a report from a neighbor who said it appeared the home was being burglarized while the residents were out of town, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Tuesday. Andrew Fatzinger, 21, of ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671121/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:19 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671121/scat/3951354e01311858 Police in Florida said a man whose bank robbery attempt failed allegedly went across the street and robbed a drugstore instead. Orlando police said the man, who was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, entered a Bank of America location around 12:45 p.m. Monday and handed a note to a teller claiming he had a gun and demanding money, the Orlando Sentinel reported Tuesday. However, the teller ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671183/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:19 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671183/scat/3951354e01311858 MDM Group's planned 1,800-room hotel would have a convention facility with exhibit space as part of the project. MDM Group's plan to build an 1,800-room hotel and convention facility in downtown Miami would locate a 110,000 square foot exhibit hall at street level, with ballrooms on top. One of the event spaces would have large windows that would allow pedestrians to peer in and ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671230/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:08 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671230/scat/3951354e01311858 SOMERS, Wisconsin, May 21. MARTYN Wilby, Anthony Nesty and Matt Tallman have been named Assistant Coach-of-the-Year by CollegeSwimming.com. Tallman, of Notre Dame was named the top Rising Assistant Coach of the year while Florida's Wilby and Nesty were recognized in the Lifetime/Career Category. It was the second time that Tallman and Nesty had been recognized. Both had been named Honorable ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670322/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670322/scat/3951354e01311858 lined up at defensive tackle during practice on Tuesday after starting 12 games at defensive end in 2012. Odrick also lined up at defensive end in 2011 when the Dolphins employed a 3-4 base defense after playing defensive tackle at Penn State. Philbin emphasized that OTA practices is a time for experimenting with using players at different positions or employing different combinations. On ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670323/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:10 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670323/scat/3951354e01311858 Cornerback Brent Grimes answered the question about his health in a resounding way Tuesday when the Dolphins held their first OTA practice of the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670083/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:10 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670083/scat/3951354e01311858 "Congratulations to San Francisco and Houston on Super Bowl L and LI. However, we don't think there's a better place in the country to host Super Bowl than right here in South Florida. I am grateful for the hard work and creative energy that the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee showed in their bid. Today's decision doesn't dampen our enthusiasm to pursue Super ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670082/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:10 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670082/scat/3951354e01311858 "Congratulations to San Francisco and Houston on Super Bowl L and LI. However, we don't think there's a better place in the country to host Super Bowl than right here in South Florida. I am grateful for the hard work and creative energy that the South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee showed in their bid. Today's decision doesn't dampen our enthusiasm to pursue Super ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670151/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:28 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670151/scat/3951354e01311858 The National Weather Service has issued a significant weather advisory for eastern Alachua County, calling for strong winds and possible ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670324/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:48:12 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670324/scat/3951354e01311858 VISIT FLORIDA and several key tourism industry leaders voiced support for its inclusion of increased tourism marketing funding. Their statements were contained in a press ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670325/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:47:40 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670325/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI (Reuters) - The family of a 22-year-old man who was shot 16 times by police two years ago during a hip-hop festival in Miami Beach filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against two Miami area police ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669441/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669441/scat/3951354e01311858 Patrick Geller, a science teacher at the Weston school, was found fast asleep in his classroom last month, according to an administrative complaint filed against him by schools Superintendent Robert ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670154/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:16 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214670154/scat/3951354e01311858 A homeless man whose face was chewed off in a cannibal-style attack on a causeway a year ago is recovering well from his life-changing wounds, but will never regain his eyesight, doctors said on Tuesday.Ronald Poppo, 66, "is very content with where he is right now," playing the guitar in his hospital room every day and enjoying following the Miami Heat's challenge for ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669660/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:17 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669660/scat/3951354e01311858 Holly Rose DiBiase, 27, is facing charges after the theft of a Palm Springs woman's 2005 Nissan Altima, according to a Palm Springs police arrest ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669444/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:33 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669444/scat/3951354e01311858 Doctor Urmen Desai, left, talks to reporters as Dr. Wrood M. Kassira, center, and Dr. Renaud Saint-Vil, right, look on during a news conference in Miami, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The doctors gave an an update on the progress of Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami. The attack left Poppo blind, but the doctors say he's been working ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669581/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:12 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669581/scat/3951354e01311858 Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens was not selected as the venue for Super Bowl 50 or 51. South Florida's chances for hosting Super Bowl 50 or 51 ended on Tuesday after the National Football League announced that San Francisco has been awarded Super Bowl 50 in 2016 and Houston was selected for Super Bowl 51 in 2017. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodells announcement was broadcast live on 49ers.com, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671254/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214671254/scat/3951354e01311858 ORLANDO, Fla. -; The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual says his client won't have to appear for an arraignment because he already entered a written not guilty ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668142/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:54 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668142/scat/3951354e01311858 Donald Trump plans to convert the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C. into a luxury hotel. Donald Trump has cleared a regulatory hurdle in his efforts to redevelop the Old Post Office in downtown Washington, D.C. into a luxury hotel, but is still in financial negotiations with the federal government. The redevelopment is the latest for Trump, who has had a number of acquisitions in South Florida ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669488/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:10 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669488/scat/3951354e01311858 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Scott signed a bill that will allow elections supervisors to expand early voting days and sites.Scott signed the bill Tuesday. It requires elections supervisors to hold eight days of early voting, but gives them the flexibility to hold up to 14 days. That includes the option of the Sunday before Election Day.Florida was criticized nationally for long lines and counting ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668579/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:45 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668579/scat/3951354e01311858 CODY, Wyo. -- A Florida man suspected of faking his own death has been arrested in Wyoming.Fifty-year-old David Leon Lashley was arrested Monday in the Clark area near the Montana border by U.S. Marshals and U.S. Coast Guard investigators.Park County Sheriff Scott A. Steward said Tuesday that Lashley had been living there under an assumed name, Wesley Byrd. Steward said Lashley is wanted by ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668581/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:44 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668581/scat/3951354e01311858 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Chicago fan at a popular waterfront shopping area before a Bears/Jaguars football game last fall.Matthew Reid Hinson pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder. He faces a possible life sentence.Authorities say the 28-year-old Hinson slashed 42-year-old William Pettry's neck with a pocket knife at Fionn ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668580/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:44 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668580/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI -- A federal appeals court has rejected claims by convicted Florida killer John Errol Ferguson that he should not be executed because he is mentally incompetent.The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that although Ferguson suffers from mental illness, he has a rational understanding of what he did and why he is scheduled for execution. That was the same conclusion reached ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668582/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:43 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668582/scat/3951354e01311858 South Florida charities are collecting donations to help victims of the massive tornado that struck Oklahoma.Organizations including the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami are taking donations online and through the mail. “The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami has been in touch with Catholic Charities in Oklahoma and we are ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668193/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:36 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668193/scat/3951354e01311858 In this May 16, 2013 file photo, Laurie Jennings meets candidate James Bourey during an Alachua County meet-and-greet in which the community meets the top candidates for county manager at the Alachua County-Gainesville Senior Recreation Center. The commission chose Bourey for the job on ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668752/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:42 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668752/scat/3951354e01311858 A man who was killed early Sunday morning when he ran into the path of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75 has been identified as 27-year-old Benjamin Gilliland of the city of Alachua, according to a Florida Highway Patrol ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668753/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:42 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668753/scat/3951354e01311858 The Florida State Emergency Response Team is in communication with emergency officials in Oklahoma and is working through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to support response ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668751/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:42 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668751/scat/3951354e01311858 Allegiant Travel Co. is Orlando-Sanford International Airport's largest carrier. Orlando-Sanford International Airport experienced a jump in total traffic, but international traffic was down last month. The airports total April traffic of 176,588 was 6.6 percent higher than the same month a year ago, the Sanford Airport Authority reported. Domestic passenger traffic of 135,035 was 10.4 ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669508/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:14 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214669508/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI (AP) -- The family of a 22-year-old man killed in a barrage of police gunfire during a hip-hop Urban Beach Week festival in 2011 filed a civil rights and negligence lawsuit Tuesday seeking damages for his death and hoping to figure out what ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668754/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:09 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668754/scat/3951354e01311858 Technology is a booming job market in South Florida and local companies have heaped millions of dollars upon local executives. The Business Journal examined Securities and Exchange Commission filings for the largest information and technology companies based in the region and found some lucrative awards were handed out. Most of the compensation was in the form of stock, as opposed to salary, so ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668584/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:18:20 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668584/scat/3951354e01311858 CEA Properties LLC, which owns the building leased by Ameriprise Financial at 3045 Newmark Drive, plans to build a second building next door. A developer in Miami Township is moving forward with a second phase of a business park. CEA Properties LLC, which owns the building leased by Ameriprise Financial at 3045 Newmark Drive, plans to build a second building next door. Plans for the ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667764/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:16:46 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667764/scat/3951354e01311858 Stephen Olenchak, an ex-Davie cop convicted of molesting a family member while his wife and son slept in the same bed, has been sentenced to 10 years in state ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668518/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:54 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668518/scat/3951354e01311858 Juan del Busto, Ocean Bank board member. Ocean Bank added Juan del Busto, the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlantas Miami branch, to its board of directors. The move should give the Miami-based bank a boost in its dealings with regulators. The bank has been under enforcement orders from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Florida Office of Financial Regulation since 2007, ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667676/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:02 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667676/scat/3951354e01311858 As the meeting opened, current CEO and chair Jamie Dimon said he was delighted to be in Tampa at JPMorgans Highland Oaks campus, which he called a key operating center for the company. Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase and Co. meeting today in Tampa defeated a proposal to require the company have an independent director as board chairman. The proposal, backed by the AFSCME ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667755/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:06 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667755/scat/3951354e01311858 Sauer Inc. of Jacksonville has won a $6.5 million NASA task order to renovate the B-2 space rocket test stand at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Sauer expects to break ground in late spring and complete the project in 10 months, the company said in a news release. The B-2 Test Stand at Stennis was originally built to test Saturn rocket stages that propelled astronauts to the moon, NASA said ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668755/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:31 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214668755/scat/3951354e01311858 SARASOTA, Fla. -- A man and woman are being held without bond in a Sarasota jail in connection with death of the woman's 3-year-old daughter.Asia Rosier and Jumar Edwards were arrested Monday on felony child abuse charges following the April 11 death of Jewel Howard.The Sarasota Herald-Tribune (http://bit.ly/14NwP4m) reports the girl had received treatment for asthma on April 10 and vomited ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666625/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:02 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666625/scat/3951354e01311858 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings affirms the rating on the following Florida Municipal Loan Council's (FMLC) revenue bonds at 'A': --$7.4 million revenue bonds, series 2010A. In addition, Fitch affirms its 'A' rating on the city of Palatka, FL (the city) implied general obligation (GO) bonds. The Rating Outlook is Negative. SECURITY ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667149/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:50 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214667149/scat/3951354e01311858 Orlando has lost an estimated $720 million in wealth, particularly among low-income families, as a result of the wave of foreclosures, according to a report released today by a national housing nonprofit. Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, was among those who are expected to present the "Wasted Wealth" report Tuesday morning. The findings by the Alliance for a Just Society were based ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666894/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:03 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666894/scat/3951354e01311858 MIAMI— Nearly one year after he was attacked by a crazed man who chewed off his face, Ronald Poppo is blind, has no nose and is struggling to cope with his new life. But Poppo, known around the world as the victim of the so-called Causeway Cannibal, was described Tuesday by doctors and therapists as a happy man. "He is more than content with how he is," said plastic surgeon ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666527/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:52 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666527/scat/3951354e01311858 The Tampa Port Authority’s governing board voted unanimously Tuesday morning to kill Liberty Channelside LLC’s attempt to take over Channelside Bay ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666832/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:49 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666832/scat/3951354e01311858 Tampa's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino has booked a big name for July 18: The Beach Boys. Before you get too excited, keep in mind that this is NOT the same Beach Boys that reunited in full last year. Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks are absent from this lineup; instead you'll get Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and some others. Still, the Hard Rock can be a surprisingly ... http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666834/scat/3951354e01311858 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:48 -0400 http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/sid/214666834/scat/3951354e01311858