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11 Mar 2010 at 10:13pm
Bay Hill? Masters? Tiger Woods' return appears to be soon
11 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
Bay Hill director hasn't heard from Tiger Woods but is preparing for possible return
Speculation is heating up that Tiger Woods intends to return to competitive golf pretty soon. But where?
6 Osceola jail inmates accused of making, hiding alcohol
11 Mar 2010 at 6:03pm
Deputies said inmates hid the homemade booze behind a toilet paper holder on the wall.
Six enterprising inmates at the Osceola County Jail were brewing homemade alcohol using fruit they hoarded and fermented within their cell walls, deputies said.
Expect more rain Friday, watch for spot flooding
11 Mar 2010 at 8:36pm
Grab those umbrellas and raincoats.
2 men face charges in jewelry-store heist
11 Mar 2010 at 10:13pm
MOUNT DORA — Hoping to relieve concerns over a highly unusual armed robbery of a downtown jewelry store late last month, Mount Dora police said they arrested two suspects late Thursday.
Man arrested after deputy finds gun in briefcase at Volusia County courthouse
11 Mar 2010 at 9:00pm
A Tennessee man on his way to observe a murder trial was arrested today after courthouse deputies in DeLand found a gun in his briefcase, they said.
Police officer fired for dating stripper, lying about it
10 Mar 2010 at 8:13pm
They met at a Winter Park strip joint.
Beaten baby dies: Orlando man charged in case
11 Mar 2010 at 8:05pm
Baby was beaten Saturday, Lakeland police said
The 7-month-old Lakeland infant beaten Saturday has died of his injuries, authorities said this afternoon.
Florida targets giant African snails
11 Mar 2010 at 5:20pm
Officials ask public for help in stopping spread of plant pest
They're not as menacing as Burmese pythons, but Giant African snails are now in the same class as the large snakes — targets of the government.
Florida News / South Florida Sun-Sentinel
11 Mar 2010 at 9:27pm
Las Vegas casino execs make pitch to open up to 6 resorts in Florida
11 Mar 2010 at 7:03pm
Sands operators most interested in Fort Lauderdale and Miami
Multibillion-dollar hotel resorts with casino gambling, celebrity chefs and luxury shopping.
Inmate indicted in Keys prison tax scheme
11 Mar 2010 at 9:27pm
State prison inmate Shawn Clarke and three of his family members have been indicted on charges of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service of about $115,000 in a scheme that involved phony tax returns.
Group to display oversize abortion photos at South Florida intersections
11 Mar 2010 at 8:54pm
The Personhood anti-abortion organization has announced it will bring its Personhood FL "Spring Break Tour" to Fort Lauderdale, Miami and West Palm Beach.
Police cancel Miami-Dade traffic enforcement operation
11 Mar 2010 at 11:35am
Police say expected bad weather and flood warnings prompted them to cancel a traffic enforcement operation that had been scheduled for Thursday night in Miami-Dade County.
Treasure Coast 'sweep' aimed at gang members, violent felons
11 Mar 2010 at 6:47am
Seventeen arrests were made along the Treasure Coast, and drugs, guns and cash were seized Tuesday as part of a broader initiative by officials in nine counties to see whether gang members and violent felons were complying with conditions of their probation, a release states.
Miami to consider restricting who can feed homeless
11 Mar 2010 at 11:03am
City commissioners are expected to consider an ordinance Thursday that would restrict who can feed the homeless, WPLG-Ch. 10 reports.
Grand jury investigating Miami’s Jackson hospital as officials seek short-ter...
11 Mar 2010 at 9:13am
With Jackson executives using end-of-life terms like "death spiral" and "insolvency" and a grand jury starting to investigate the public health system's problems, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said Wednesday that he would help get Jackson get a short-term loan but demanded its governing body speed up a decision on a recovery plan.
Summit on rebuilding Haiti under way in Miami
10 Mar 2010 at 11:06am
Doug Brooks, president of the International Peace Operations Association, was in Turkey recently, working on an event on Afghanistan reconstruction, when an idea struck: Why not organize a conference on rebuilding Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake?
MiamiHerald.com: Florida
11 Mar 2010 at 10:32pm
Florida House panel approves ban on release of 911 calls
11 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
House Republicans muscled a ban on the public release of 911 calls through its first obstacle Wednesday, stacking a committee to ensure passage.<p/> The measure is a top priority for House Speaker Larry Cretul, who is pushing it on behalf of Florida Farm Bureau president John Hoblick, whose son died from an alcohol and drug overdose last year.
It's not getting any easier for Florida's jobless
11 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Florida's unemployment rate rose to 11.9 percent in January, tying the highest rate ever recorded in the state, and the number of out-of-work Floridians stood at 1.1 million, the state labor department announced Wednesday.
`Progress' made at troubled Dozier reform school, panel told
11 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
With lawmakers questioning its future, a top official with the Department of Juvenile Justice made assurances Wednesday that change is coming to the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.
Jeb Bush's son: 2012 run by dad unlikely
11 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
(AP) -- The eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a North Carolina political appearance that he doesn't expect his father to make a run for president in 2012.
Couple await DNA results on Baby Jenny rescued in Haiti
11 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Baby Jenny, the infant Haitian girl separated from her parents when rescue workers found her nearly buried in rubble and airlifted her to a Miami hospital, is a step closer to being returned to her family.
Florida lawmakers push for clampdown on exotic-reptile trade
11 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
As a bill banning the sale and trade of Burmese pythons and other invasive reptiles came up for a vote at a House committee hearing Wednesday, sponsor Rep. Trudi Williams made a mockly stern request:
Fla. reform school abuse claims lack evidence
11 Mar 2010 at 4:47pm
Investigators have been unable to substantiate or refute claims that students were abused physically and sexually some 40 years ago at a state reform school, according to a final report issued Thursday.
Father, son sentenced for assault on postal worker
11 Mar 2010 at 3:52pm
A Broward County father and his son will spend time in prison for attacking a postal worker.
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Florida News
Bill to ban texting while driving moves forward
11 Mar 2010 at 8:58pm
TALLAHASSEE - Here's a new reason to keep your thumbs on the wheel and your eyes on the road: Action to outlaw texting while driving is off to a speedy start in the Legislature.
Vote keeps Everglades restoration deal alive
11 Mar 2010 at 4:36pm
Florida water managers have approved a contract extension for a bold plan to buy land from the nation's largest cane sugar producer for Everglades restoration.
Jeb Bush's son doesn't expect dad to run in 2012
11 Mar 2010 at 12:12pm
The eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a North Carolina political appearance he doesn't expect his father to make a run for president in 2012.
Canady To Be Florida's Next Chief Justice
11 Mar 2010 at 7:37am
Justice Charles Canady will be the Florida Supreme Court's next chief justice. Canady's six colleagues Wednesday unanimously elected him to succeed Chief Justice Peggy Quince on July 1. He will serve a two-year term.
Legislature may ban texting while driving
11 Mar 2010 at 2:52am
Here's another reason to keep your thumbs on the wheel and your eyes on the road: texting while driving soon may be illegal in Florida.
Study: Florida cutting back on mammograms
10 Mar 2010 at 10:17pm
One in four states have made the cutbacks in their Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection programs, according to the Avon Foundation for Women .
Economic forecasters expect modest revenue gains in Florida
10 Mar 2010 at 5:34pm
State revenue forecasters gave the Florida Legislature a little good news today: The House and Senate won't have to lower their income expectations in building an already dismal state budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. But they're not going to have new money to spend, either.
Fla. GOP: Dems election complaint has no merit
10 Mar 2010 at 1:05pm
The Republican Party of Florida is demanding the Florida Democratic Party drop an elections complaint.
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