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Local News from Florida Today via Yahoo! News

Some were inspired. Others awed. Sarah Merideth, 17, said listening to Pope Benedict XVI during World Youth Day festivities in Australia convinced her that the world can be changed for the better.

 

In observance of National Picnic Month, the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science sponsored a picnic on its spacious grounds.

 

Dan Walton's car shot sparks into the air on its way down a metal track, causing a crowd of about 50 people to gasp and jump. "Good old gunpowder," said Walton, Cub Scout master of Pack 337 ...

 

The Florida Elections Commission found no evidence that an erroneous advertisement printed about the Brevard County Property Appraiser's budget violated state campaign laws.

 

Leave your campaign speeches, posters, placards, buttons and T-shirts at the council chamber doors. That prohibition could become part of the meeting rulebook, as the Titusville City Council wants to ...

 

Belle o' Brevard, the brainchild of Sally Hoopingarner of Melbourne Beach, took the prize. That's the moniker chosen for a female loggerhead sea turtle set to race seven other turtles across the Atlan...

 

Customers at the city's downtown post office may have noticed the sign as they strolled through the double doors to check their old-fashioned brass postal boxes for the last time.

 

Capt. James Kuzma took charge Friday of the Naval Ordnance Test Unit, the Navy's premier port for testing and support of Trident missiles, during a change-of-command ceremony steeped in military tradi...

 

Not expecting anything out of the ordinary Friday morning during a stay at the Wuesthoff Hospice Care Center, 16-year-old Travis Derrick turned a corner in the pale hospital hallways to find his famil...

 

Brevard County has lost one of its top budget experts at the peak of deliberations over next year's budget. Dennis Rogero, the Budget Office director for about 10 years, left his position Friday, afte...

 
 

Local News from Miami Herald via Yahoo! News

Editor's note: Our new Metro columnist, Myriam Marquez, starts today. Her column runs Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. My first English lesson at age 5 came hard and fast in the Land of the Free.

 

There were all kinds of buying strategies on display Saturday at the city of Miami's car and surplus equipment auction. In the case of numerous Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors, there was the f...

 

HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL, FORT LAUDERDALE Danielle Kathleen Anglero was born June 4 to Kathleen and Felix Anglero of Fort Lauderdale. Julianna Aaliyah Bateman was born June 4 to Ivy Nottage and Jerry Batem...

 

As bullets ripped through blue-bodied targets, the concussions from the shots echoed around the outdoor firing range. Twenty former officers reloaded their handguns -- semi-automatics and revolvers --...

 

Broward Caribbean Carnival will be back in October, and organizers promise that this year's fete will run flawlessly. Broward's major event celebrating Caribbean culture is Oct. 12 at its new home at ...

 

Parking at one of the 10,000 metered spots in Miami? Here's one more tool to beat a meter that's about to expire and save the trouble of scrounging around for loose change -- your cellphone.

 

FRED GRIMM fgrimm@MiamiHerald.com I t's as if two hulking stories of raw concrete block were frozen in time -- an unsightly monument to when the boom went bust.

 

There is a fierce behind-the-scenes battle for influence over presumptive Democratic candidate Barack Obama's Hispanic and Latin American agenda, and some Democratic strategists say that its outcome c...

 

Bill Teck's biggest dream was just a cab ride away from his New York City hotel back in 2000. His agent had set up a meeting with New Line Cinema to talk about distributing a movie Teck had made. His ...

 

Hollywood Fire and Rescue cut open an air-conditioning vent to find a dead body Saturday evening, after employees reported smelling a foul odor and seeing blood on the floor of the kitchen, police sai...

 
 

Local News from ABC 7 Gulfshore News via Yahoo! News

Lee County deputies arrested two burglars red-handed Saturday afternoon in Lehigh Acres.

 

An offer is on the table to purchase W.C.I. Communities for nearly $220 million. The company's C.E.O., Jerry Starkey, announced the offer Saturday.

 

At least nine different law enforcement agencies showed up at the Cape Coral Police Department Saturday; their goal is to raise $100,000 in three days for the family of Officer Andrew Widman.

 

Tropical storm Cristobal has formed off the South Carolina coast; forecasters are predicting heavy rains.

 

This weekend, viewers will see newscasts on ABC7 better than ever before. All will be broadcast in High Definition.

 

A hot, mostly dry weekend is in store for Southwest Florida as high pressure builds across the region between two tropical features.

 

Officials with the National Hurricane Center in Miami say the third tropical depression of the season has formed. They have issued a tropical storm warning from South Santee River, South Carolina to C...

 

ABC7's Stacey Deffenbaugh sat down for an exclusive interview with Crystal Tercotte, the girlfriend of the suspect who shot Fort Myers Police Officer Andrew Widman Friday morning in Downtown Fort Myer...

 

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida has opened a new Goodwill retail and donation center located at 4955 Golden Gate Parkway.

 

Camilo Villegas birdied the final five holes to shoot a 5-under 65 in the second round of the British Open.

 
 

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TALLAHASSEE (Bay News 9) -- The ability to draw and redraw district boundaries to ensure re-election, also known as "gerrymandering," is an essential part of the veteran politician's toolkit...

 

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Orange County Sheriff's authorities are digging through a woman's backyard in an attempt to find clues into the disappearance of her 2-year-old granddaughter.

 

STATE (Bay News 9) -- Some officials are expressing suspicion about the motives of Florida's largest private insurer.

 

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur when algae, simple plants that live in the sea and form the base of the food web, produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals and bird...

 

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TALLAHASSEE (Bay News 9) -- The reasons vary, but thousands of Florida homeowners are facing foreclosure.

 

Homeowners who are facing the threat of foreclosure are encouraged to take advantage of free legal assistance, according the office of Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H....

 

By SUDHIN THANAWALA HONOLULU (AP) -- Laws in all but a handful of states give the public access to government e-mail. But what if that e-mail was intentionally deleted or routinely purged?

 
 

Local News from FOX 30 Jacksonville via Yahoo! News

Many families on the Northside want to send a loud and clear message; They are sick of the killing that keeps taking young lives. Two groups held separate gatherings Saturday...

 

Toxins in fish can you sick.

 

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew can add another accolade to his growing list of superlatives -- sexy single!

 

Local man says with some elbow grease we can all save money and the environment.

 

A Putnam County man is out on bond after two women claim he sexual assaulted them.

 

A woman is hospitalized and a man is dead after taking his own life following a SWAT standoff Friday afternoon.

 

A worried Westside community teams up with Mad Dads to fight crime.

 

State Farm is asking the state to hike rates 47%.

 

Experts warn we could be on the verge of a mosquito explosion

 

In just a few months kids living in Talleyrand will have a new place to go after school.

 
 

Local News from Gainesville Sun via Yahoo! News

Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his h...

 

The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll - it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.

 

Despite those regular afternoon showers, Florida gardeners should still be diligent about conserving water. That's the message this July during Smart Irrigation Month.

 

Little gray-cheeked monk parakeets have caused big problems for power companies around the country for years. Now University of Florida researchers may have devised a way to control the monk parakeet ...

 

Scenes and highlights from Friday Night Lights at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (Video by Tricia Coyne/The Gainesville Sun)

 

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Dr. Doris Richardson spent 56 years as an advocate of education

 

In fall 2009, Santa Fe College will have a new home for its building construction labs and classrooms.

 

Darnell, 56, is running this year to retain her position as the county's- sheriff. She won the office in 2006 after then-Sheriff Steve Oelrich left the office in his successful bid to become a state s...

 

Firefighters from around the area were responding to a blaze at Creative Water Concepts Inc. in Williston Friday afternoon.

 
 

News from Tampa Bay from The Tampa Tribune

This month, Cesar Manuel-Reina Verdecia went shopping at a Publix, police say, where he tried to purchase two gift cards for $600.

 

Friday night, when Sarah Moore demanded money from Robert Smith at 2206 2nd Ave. E in Palmetto, Smith refused to give her any, Manatee County sheriff's deputies said.

 

When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, 14-year-old Phillip Michael Pearson told his mother he wanted to join the military as soon as he graduated from Alonso High School.

 

Florida schools that rally, drill and otherwise throw themselves into an FCAT frenzy may have to exercise more control, now that new test-prep restrictions have become law.

 

Richard Robards of Tallahassee stood outside the Tampa Convention Center on Saturday in a purple shower cap and a white bath towel - and no one batted an eye.

 

TAMPA - When the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, 14-year-old Phillip Michael Pearson told his mother he wanted to join the military as soon as he graduated from Alonso High School.

 

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to t...

 

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Cristobal formed off the Southeast coast Saturday, the first storm to threaten the U.S. this hurricane season, forecasters said.

 

Friday afternoon, Jeffrey Alan Curry and Luis Manuel Buitrago Jr. met with a couple of men, police say, they thought would sell them a kilo of cocaine.

 

Earlier this month, Cesar Maneul-Reina Verdecia went shopping at a Publix, police say, where he tried to purchase two gift cards for $600.

 
 

Tallahassee and Panhandle News from The Tallahassee Democrat

They shared the thrills of winning softball games together, and the disappointments of losing. But now things have soured and become unnerving for 16-year-old Jade McNeely and her family.

 

Two people were shot in separate incidents in Tallahassee late Friday and early Saturday.

 

A man Tallahassee police Officer Michael Petroczky pulled over early Saturday morning said his name was Corey Johnson, but the officer became suspicious when "Johnson" couldn't remember his ...

 

I remember the day I really understood Kay Collins. It was a few months into my yearlong assignment to chronicle her efforts to improve Nims Middle School, Leon County's only failing school.

 

"'60 Minutes' has called, 'Dateline' has called, '20/20' has already been here and filmed," said Lance Block, the attorney for the Hoffman family. " Rolling Stone was here to do a stor...

 

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The westbound I-10 off ramp at Thomasville Road will be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, for construction on the I-10 bridge at Thomasville Road.

 

The westbound I-10 off ramp at Thomasville Road will be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, for construction on the I-10 bridge at Thomasville Road.

 

All these years later, Demonte McAllister is finishing what his mother started. McAllister, a defensive tackle at Tampa's Alonso High, committed to the Florida State football program on Saturday eveni...

 

During its July budget workshop, Leon County Commission tentatively set aside over $13 million for road construction and improvement projects.

 
 

News from Jacksonville and Northern Florida from WLTV

JACKSONVILLE, FL --   The showers slowly started winding down late Saturday night.   The we hours of Sunday will offer only a 20% Rain chance. 

 

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Family, friends, and fans came together Saturday to help the family of former NFL player Jonathan Goddard.

 

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A judge has approved the City of Jacksonville's proposal to remove contaminated soil from the First Coast.

 

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- What better way to spend your day than at a summer picnic? Tawanna Noel agrees, especially when it's geared towards the future of her children and others who live near the Russel&...

 

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Quality Foods Plus is selling packaged meat again, after food safety inspectors ordered the store to stop selling meat, Friday.

 

WALDO, FL -- Investigators in Alachua County need help finding a woman who's been missing for ten days.

 

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Florida's oldest child service agency has reached a new milestone.

 

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL -- Friends and family gathered in Jacksonville Beach to help the family of a former NFL player and Ed White graduate.

 

JACKSONVILLE, FL-- Investigators say the suspect in the shooting of a woman at her work Friday morning killed himself during a standoff at a home on the Northside.

 

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Shannon was so upset about being bald she had to go on medication for her nerves.  She even dropped out of school.  Now--ten years later---look at her beautiful ...

 
 
 

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