| Johnson Leads 12th-seed Miami Past Wake 83-62 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Redshirt freshman Reggie Johnson scored a season-high 22 points against his hometown school and 12th-seeded Miami routed fifth-seeded Wake Forest 83-62 on Thursday in the first... | |
| Only Woman On Florida's Death Row Loses Appeal TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The only woman on Florida's death row, who was convicted for her role in the murders of a Jacksonville couple, lost an appeal Thursday in the state Supreme Court.The justices... |
| Bradford Co. Remains Id'd As Woman Reported Missing In '03 Crime scene investigators with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and members of the University of Florida Pound Unit look over the remains of a woman later identified as Pamela Hall in a... |
| Weather Halts Gatornationals Today Lilla Holt of Sumter County, walks up the empty, wet bleachers at the Gainesville Raceway on March 10, 2010. Rainy weather forced the 41st annual Gatornationals event to postpone all races until... |
| Thunderstorms Expected To Continue Through Friday The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy rain with a possibility of severe thunderstorms for North Central Florida... |
| Traffic Stops Net Stolen Clothes, 21 Pounds Of Pot There's no telling what the car next to you on Interstate 75 might be carrying, judging from what Alachua County sheriff's deputies found in two traffic stops... |
| Report: Tebow Posts Below Average 'wonderlic' Score Tim Tebow impressed the NFL coaches and scouts with his workouts at the NFL Combine two weeks ago. But he apparently didn't fare as well in the cerebral part of the Combine — the notorious... |
| Father, Son Sentenced For Assault On Postal Worker Broward County father and his son will spend time in prison for attacking a postal worker.The pair was sentenced Wednesday on aggravated assault charges.Sixty-one... |
| Fsu Wants To Better Last Year's Runnerup Finish Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal test Friday with five wins in its last six games and designs on returning to the tourney title game a second straight season.The Seminoles (22-8,... |
| World Backgammon Champion Tim Holland Dies At 79 San Diego .Backgammon is a game of luck and strategy, played with checkers and dice on a board with a series of elongated triangles. When it enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s,... |
| Devotees Of Fla. Man Say They Ingested Snail Mucus Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them. Federal authorities in January raided... |
| Authorities Seek To Stop Invasion By Giant Snails Florida authorities are banding with the federal government to keep giant African snails from entering the country.The destructive snails - which are illegal to import into... |
| 6 Jail Inmates Arrested For Making, Hiding Alcohol Osceola County Jail were brewing homemade alcohol using fruit they hoarded and fermented within their cell walls. The alcohol was found on Tuesday.Jail records show the six men face charges of... |
| Inmates Accused Of Making, Hiding Alcohol Polk County Jail inmates to start paying daily fee KISSIMMEE, FL -- Six Central Florida jail inmates face charges of making and hiding alcohol behind toilet paper holders. Authorities say the inmates... |
| St. Petersburg Collector Claims He Had Crosby’s Stick Sidney Crosby’s “golden” stick , local media reported Thursday.“Yes, I’ve got Crosby’s stick,” Afanasiev told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. “But it wasn’t any kind of larceny. It... |
| Johnson Impressive In Marlins' Loss CARDINALS 5, MARLINS 3 at Jupiter, Fla. Thursday, March 11 Marlins at the plate: Ronny Paulino had a second-inning double, and Jorge Cantu added a single to left in the fourth inning. Those were... |
| Vegas Guys Make Pitch For Casino-hotels In Florida Las Vegas Sands says they want to build “integrated resort concept” in Florida, says vice president for communications Andy Abboud. He cites facilites in Vegas, the Venetian and Palazzo, as... |
| Fund To Invest $450m In Fla. Firms , a Charlotte, N.C.-based private investment firm — is looking to invest up to $450 million in Florida-based companies. Orlando-based Florida Mezzanine Fund is kicking off a two-day statewide... |
| Beef 'o' Brady's Focuses On Hotels With Help From Chipp is in talks with hotel property operators in Tampa, Orlando and in West Palm Beach. President Nick Vojnovic said he hopes to open three to six hotel or “non-traditional” locations at... |
| Selectquote To Add Up To 60 Jobs is doubling the size of its Downtown Jacksonville office and adding 40 to 60 agents within the next 18 months. One of the nation’s largest term life insurance agencies, SelectQuote, based in... |
| <strong>mcclatchy Newspapers: </strong>florida's Unemployment Rate 11.9 Percent In January 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... |
| New Port Richey Man Arrested In Attempted St. Petersburg Carjacking ST. PETERSBURG — A woman's screams helped scare away a New Port Richey man who tried to steal her car at knifepoint, police said.Police... |
| Baycare Health System Offers Weight Loss Information Sessions Throughout The Tampa Bay Area CLEARWATER, Fla., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- BayCare Health System, a leading health care provider in the Tampa Bay area, is now providing on-going support and resources for surgical weight loss - from... |
| How Did Miami Dolphins Lose Out On Ryan Clark? It's Complicated When a member of the Miami Dolphins' staff delivered Ryan Clark to his hotel following an afternoon visit to the team's facility Sunday, both sides agreed Clark would extend his trip another night to... |
| Everglades Restoration Deal Gets Lifeline WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- 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.The board of... |
| Miami-dade Commissioner Proposes New Board For Jackson Health System In another signal that county government leaders don't trust Jackson Health System's governing body to solve the system's dire financial problems, Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez plans to present an... |
| Heat F Dorell Wright Charged With Dui forward Dorell Wright has been charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license.Wright was stopped around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, then booked. Bond was set at $1,000, according... |
| Vote Keeps Everglades Restoration Deal Alive 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.The board of... |
| Bauer: Half Of South Florida Banks Problematic Bauer Financial found deteriorating financial conditions at half of South Florida’s banks ranking them problematic or worse. The Coral Gables-based company issued ratings for 72 of the 78... |
| Florida Seeks Chinese Drywall Aid Contaminated Chinese drywall has devalued 2,505 Florida homes and 846 more claims are pending for value adjustment due to the use of the high-sulfur building material in their construction, according... |
| Miami F Wright Charged With Dui Early Thursday Dorell Wright has been charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license. Wright was stopped around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, then booked. Bond was set at $1,000, according to Miami-Dade County... |
| Stanton Making Strong Case For Roster Spot JUPITER, Fla. -- Plans may be changing regarding Marlins' prize prospect Mike Stanton. Conventional wisdom heading into Spring Training was to keep the 20-year-old slugger in Double-A when the... |
| Penn Remains In Mix For Spot In Rotation JUPITER, Fla. -- For someone who is out of options, Hayden Penn is certainly creating opportunity. Entering Spring Training, the 25-year-old right-hander was regarded as a long shot to win a... |
| Child Molester Up For Release Faces New Charges SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A convicted child molester who was set to be released after three years will be arrested in a new case from Palm Beach,... |
| Don't Feed The Gators - Or Homeless Miami officials are trying to clean up downtown and get rid of the homeless people who congregate downtown and they figure the best way to do that is stop feeding... |
| Club Space Ups Ante In Model's Unsolved Murder The night club has offered a $15,000 reward for anyone with information that will crack a case that has become quiet since making national headlines during the beginning of the... |
| Man Burns Down Home To Justify High Water Bill Fort Lauderdale man had enough with the water bills on his mobile home, so he decided the only way to handle it was to burn the house to the... |
| Federal Judge Dismisses Part Of Federal Rights Suit Against St. Petersburg ST. PETERSBURG — Federal Judge Steven Merryday has tossed out nine allegations in a federal lawsuit that accuses St. Petersburg of violating the rights of homeless people by enforcing a series... |
