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The State of Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States of America. Most of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east. Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate, except for southern Florida, where the climate borders on tropical and the Florida Keys, which have a tropical climate. Florida was named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the peninsula on 2 April 1513, during Pascua Florida (Spanish for “Flowery Easter,” referring to the Easter season). Florida’s economy relies heavily on tourism. Florida is situated mostly on a large peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. It extends to the northwest into a panhandle, extending along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and Alabama, and on the west, at the end of the panhandle, by Alabama. It is near the countries of the Caribbean, particularly the Bahamas and Cuba. Florida’s extensive coastline made it a perceived target during World War II, so the government built airstrips all around the state. Today approximately 400 airports are still in service due to the coastal geography of the state. Florida is one of the largest states east of the Mississippi. Only Alaska and Michigan are larger in water area.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill is the highest point in Florida and the lowest highpoint of any U.S. state. Contrary to popular belief, however, Florida is not entirely “flat.” Some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15–30 m) above the water. Much of the interior of Florida, typically 25 miles (40 km) or more away from the coastline, features hills with elevations ranging from 100 to 250 feet (30–76 m) in many locations. Lake County holds the highest point of peninsular Florida, Sugarloaf Mountain, at 312 feet (95 m).

 

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Palm Bay helps with fire, flood

Sep 5, 2008 12:10 pm

PALM BAY -- The city council approved aid Thursday night for the victims of May's wildfires, along with a post-disaster strategic plan following Tropical Storm Fay. The council also discussed giving s...

 

Fears of flooding rise as storms approach

Sep 5, 2008 5:28 am

Stacked-up sandbags, carved-up beaches and roiled-up rip currents could be Hanna's main legacies along the Space Coast today. But Ike, Josephine and a system of "disturbed weather" between A...

 

Six orders to boil water remain in effect after Fay

Sep 5, 2008 5:28 am

Tropical Storm Fay still has Brevardians boiling over -- and over -- to cleanse their water of potentially sickening microbes. Two weeks after the tropical storm drenched the Space Coast with two feet...

 

Residents hope for best, get sandbags just in case

Sep 5, 2008 5:28 am

Patricia O'Berry of Port St. John came through Tropical Storm Fay relatively unscathed, except for a few downed tree limbs in her yard.

 

Republicans excited by speeches, ticket

Sep 5, 2008 5:28 am

Buoyed by vice presidential candidate's Sarah Palin's speech a day before, scores of Republicans across Brevard turned up at convention watch parties to cheer on presidential hopeful John McCain as he...

 

Voltz: Three years to pay impact fees

Sep 5, 2008 5:28 am

VIERA -- To try to stimulate the sluggish economy, Brevard County should let commercial developers pay impact fees over a three-year period, County Commissioner Helen Voltz says.

 

Economy limits enrollment

Sep 4, 2008 11:43 am

Brevard Public Schools has 1,173 fewer students than projected, according to the district's annual "six-day count." The number of students dictates how much money schools will have each year...

 

Palm Bay signs for aid to fire victims

Sep 4, 2008 6:28 am

Palm Bay residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during the May fires will have more help in coming months, with the city council tonight set to approve a $250,000 partnership with the Brevard...

 

Art hub plans overhaul

Sep 4, 2008 6:28 am

Marg Kuhl has watched as class sizes steadily increased at the Renee Foosaner Education Center. Each new student brings new thoughts and creativity to the class, but lessens the ability to move in the...

 

Voucher, tax swap off Nov. ballot

Sep 4, 2008 5:43 am

A unanimous Florida Supreme Court took some of controversy out of the 2008 state election ballot Wednesday, swiftly scuttling three constitutional amendments proposed by the Taxation and Budget Reform...

 
 

Local News from Miami Herald via Yahoo! News

2 elderly women sexually assaulted in Hallandale Beach

Sep 5, 2008 7:45 pm

Police are on the lookout for a man suspected of sexually assaulting two elderly women in their Hallandale Beach homes. The first incident happened Aug. 28, when a man broke into a home and attacked t...

 

Caribbean braces for Hurricane Ike

Sep 5, 2008 7:35 pm

Water-weary residents in the Caribbean waited Friday to see which direction Ike would take. Having already gone through Tropical Storm Hanna, many hoped the mighty Category 3 Ike would move farther no...

 

Riley: Miami Heat rookie `embarrassed'

Sep 5, 2008 6:16 pm

Heat President Pat Riley called guard Mario Chalmers' expulsion from this week's NBA rookie transition program ''an embarrassment,'' but said it likely won't result in disciplinary action from the tea...

 

Miami-Dade mayor: Be ready in case Ike strikes

Sep 5, 2008 6:05 pm

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, stressing the importance of hurricane preparedness, urged residents to listen to authorities and monitor local media during the weekend.

 

Point Blank's shares fall on denial of Army deal

Sep 5, 2008 5:50 pm

Shares of Pompano Beach defense contractor Point Blank Solutions plunged Friday after the company said it was eliminated from consideration for a huge contract with the U.S. Army.

 

Fuel distributors prepare for looming Ike

Sep 5, 2008 5:15 pm

With Hurricane Ike possibly just days away from menacing South Florida, officials on Friday reported no issues with local fuel supplies.

 

Continental adds $15 charge for first checked bag

Sep 5, 2008 4:50 pm

Continental Airlines said it will charge some coach customers $15 for the first checked bag after determining the fee didn't erode demand at other carriers and would help counter elevated fuel costs.

 

Wife: Man whom police shot was troubled

Sep 5, 2008 3:51 pm

Alejandro Figueroa, the man shot to death in a confrontation with police at a Pembroke Pines apartment complex Tuesday, was a jealous man, according to his wife.

 

78,000 additional Florida homes in trouble

Sep 5, 2008 3:35 pm

As the state's economy slipped further into the doldrums, the number of Florida home loans entering foreclosure continued to rise at a rapid clip in the second quarter, with more than 78,000 new homes...

 

Judge allows last John Does case to go forward

Sep 5, 2008 3:00 pm

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Stanford Blake ruled Friday that the last pending case against a member of the notorious John Does drug gang can go to trial, though he said the Miami police officers in the c...

 
 

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Governor declares a state of emergency

Sep 5, 2008 6:37 pm

Governor Charlie Crist has issued an emergency declaration for the entire state of Florida in advance of Hurricane Ike.

 

Kashon Scott trial: Day 5 focuses on medical testimony

Sep 5, 2008 5:07 pm

Friday could be the last day of testimony in the murder trial of Kashon Scott, who is accused of killing his then-girlfriend's 3-year-old son Zahid Jones, in 2007.

 

Coast Guard searching for missing boater

Sep 5, 2008 4:37 pm

The US Coast Guard and Cape Coral Police are searching for a missing person between the Midpoint Bridge and US 41 Bridge on the Caloosahatchee.

 

Charlotte County flights to Mass., N.Y., S.C. announced

Sep 5, 2008 2:37 pm

DirectAir will begin flying in and out of Charlotte County airport on Nov. 22, with flights coming in and out of Worcester, Mass., Niagara Falls, N.Y., Plattsburgh, N.Y. and Myrtle Beach, S.C.

 

Naples Police activity report

Sep 5, 2008 12:37 pm

Above is a rundown of the latest activity from the Naples Police Department.

 

Watch out for Ike

Sep 5, 2008 12:37 pm

Hurricane Ike is headed westward, packing maximum sustained winds of nearly 125 mph.

 

Sunny and breezy as Ike looms

Sep 5, 2008 11:07 am

ABC7 meteorologist John Patrick says we may see a scattered shower or two from the western side of Hanna through lunch time, but a northerly component to the wind will keep us mainly dry this afternoo...

 

Kashon Scott trial: Defense begins its case

Sep 4, 2008 10:44 pm

The defense began presenting its case in the trial of Kashon Scott, who is accused of killing his then-girlfriend's 3-year-old son Zahid Jones in May 2007.

 

Leaders easing fears after school bus mix-up

Sep 4, 2008 10:44 pm

A bus stop mix up left a mother frantic after a kindergartner riding a Collier County school bus was accidentally dropped off at the wrong bus stop. ABC7 found out how the mix-up is changing the distr...

 

Lake O releases begin again

Sep 4, 2008 4:14 pm

The Army Corps of engineers started releasing water from Lake Okeechobee Thursday. The move was prompted by recent heavy rains and Tropical Storm Fay which pushed the water to an alarming level.

 
 

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