Provides the latest RSS feeds for Florida News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Orlando Echo.com http://www.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3951354e01311858/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:45:27 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:45:27 -0500 30 OWEN SOUND, Ont. -; A former OPP officer from Lion's Head, Ont., is facing charges in an undercover sex sting in Florida. Carl Robert Kitchen, 72, a part-time resident of Fort Meade, Fl., ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232731/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:14:07 -0500 CTV http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232731/ DAYTONA BEACH -- Daytona State College is hit with layoffs. According to News 13's partners at the Daytona Beach News Journal, 14 employees at the school's television station have been ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232726/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:08:43 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232726/ PALM BAY -- In Brevard County, police say the assistant manager of a Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q restaurant confessed to taking thousands of dollars from the restaurant. Anthony Bellafonte, ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232729/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:08:42 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232729/ BELLVIEW -- Aformer Marion Countyhigh school basketball coach is sentenced to 50 years in prison after admitting he had sex with underage girls. Omar Curry, 33,pleaded guilty to three counts of ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232728/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:08:41 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232728/ OCOEE -- The search is on for two suspects after police say they shot at a home, injuring a man inside. Ocoee officials said several suspects rang the doorbell to a home in ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232727/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:08:40 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232727/ The final slate of candidates for Orlando's spring election was set Friday, and no incumbent is safe. In the past, some members of the City Council have easily slid into another four-year ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232732/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:41:33 -0500 Orlando Sentinel http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203232732/ Florida lawmakers are rejecting a plan to bring three major casinos to the Miami area. The proposal is most likely doomed for the year after a House panel on Friday postponed their vote on it. ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203228174/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:12:33 -0500 The Ledger http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203228174/ In this Jan. 30, 2012, UPS Store employee, Candy Mojica, weighs packages before shipping at The UPS Store in the Lake Balboa area of Los Angeles. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230284/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:04:27 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230284/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State's red-hot basketball team is on the verge of doing something it's never done in 20 previous seasons as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.The ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229727/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:14 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229727/ A new study recently published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) shows that from 2003 to 2008, the use of insecticide active ingredients was reduced by about 90% in University of ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203228451/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:14 -0500 Medical News Today http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203228451/ WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Four more people have been sent to federal prison is part of a crackdown in Florida on pill mills that illegally distribute powerful prescription painkillers like ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229728/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:10 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229728/ PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- Inmates in one southwest Florida county picked 6,400 pounds of free oranges for their jail and local homeless shelters.The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said Friday ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229729/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:06 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203229729/ TAMPA — While most of the political world was still buzzing about Mitt Romney's overwhelming Florida primary win, Ashley Walker rose from her seat to address a room full of Florida field ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230107/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:10:42 -0500 St Petersburg Times http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230107/ Diena Thompson, mother of murder victim Somer Thompson, stands as her son and Somer's twin, Samuel, 9, addresses Jarred Harrell in court Friday in Green Cove Springs, Fla. Harrell was sentenced ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230283/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:42:50 -0500 Denver Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203230283/ <p>A Central Florida teen will not go to jail for a car crash that left two of his friends dead. </p><p>A Volusia County judge sentenced 19-year-old Joshua Ritter as a youthful ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225745/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:25 -0500 The Ledger http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225745/ The former chief executive office of a failed southwest Florida bank has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges involving falsification of records and lying to government ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225746/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:49:22 -0500 The Ledger http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225746/ Small Type The gastrointestinal illness known as norovirus has stricken passengers and crew aboard the Ruby Princess as it was returning to Port Everglades today, and intensive cleaning will delay ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225766/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:41:06 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225766/ Small Type The Florida Bar's investigations into foreclosure fraud by its members jumped 63 percent in the past year, but no disciplinary actions against attorneys have been levied since ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225768/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:41 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225768/ Small Type For Marygrace Sexton, chief executive officer of Orchid Island Juice Co. in Fort Pierce, this citrus season started out fairly normal but is turning out to be unpredictable. ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225767/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:37 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225767/ Breast cancer survivors march in the survivor recognition ceremony at the Meyer Amphitheater after 21st annual Komen Race for the Cure in West Palm Beach ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225769/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:33 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225769/ TALLAHASSEE - The Florida House approved proposed legislative and congressional district boundaries Friday over opposition from Democrats, who say the plans are only aimed at keeping ruling ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225770/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:27 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225770/ BOCA RATON - State lottery officials say someone who bought a Fantasy 5 ticket in Boca Raton will kick off the month of February more than $74,000 richer.The Florida Lottery announced this morning ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225771/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:23 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225771/ Mitt Romney’s victory over Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary on Tuesday. ***I don’t know why so many of my fellow conservative Republicans believe Newt Gingrich is one of them ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225747/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:39:17 -0500 New York Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225747/ TALLAHASSEE -- A statewide television ad campaign, glitzy architectural renderings — even the promise of thousands of jobs — couldn’t change the political odds this year against ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221980/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:35:04 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221980/ TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida House voted along party lines for three redistricting maps Friday that proponents say reflect the state’s growing diversity and meet new anti-gerrymandering ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224572/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:35:03 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224572/ LAKELAND, Fla. -- At age 29, Jennifer Thalhamer is a bit old for playing with dolls. But the Lakeland resident hopes she'll someday have the chance to buy a Barbie doll that has no ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224573/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:58 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224573/ HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Authorities say a South Florida police officer fatally shot a 16-year-old suspect at a gas station convenience store.Miami-Dade police say the Homestead officer responded to the ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224574/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:54 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224574/ WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A South Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a West Palm Beach jewelry store owner during a robbery.A Palm Beach County judge sentenced 30-year-old ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224575/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:50 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224575/ LAS VEGAS -- The debate coach who worked with Mitt Romney ahead of two well-received debate performances in Florida is no longer with the Republican's presidential campaign.Romney's ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224576/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:46 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224576/ A local Transport Workers Union leader said Friday that proposed job cuts by American Airlines could affect nearly 700 workers on the ramp at Miami International Airport and another 100 between Fort ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221897/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:41 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221897/ COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Friday backed prominent conservative James Dobson's claim that President Barack Obama's administration would block ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225757/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:34:39 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225757/ In a dramatic reversal, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate its grants to Planned Parenthood — after three days of controversy ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225739/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:09 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225739/ Now that the banking giant is using a third-party software company to process short sale applications, she said the process is down to 90 to 95 days.Real estate professionals say banks are answering ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225738/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:07 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225738/ From left to right, chairman of the Shands at UF Quality Committee, Dr. Kayser Enneking; orthopedic trauma surgeon Dr. Kal Sadasivan; orthopedic team leader Cathy Halsema; and orthopedic coordinator ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225737/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:04 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225737/ A Toyota with both of its front airbags deployed is shown after the series of collisions on I-75 on Sunday morning. While the severity of the impact plays a role in whether the occupants of a car ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225735/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:00 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225735/ Trevor Elliott, winner of the 2011 Alachua County School Crossing Guard of the Year Award, talks with Max Davis, 9, a third grade student at Lawton Chiles Elementary, before helping him cross SW ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225741/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:57 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225741/ Gainesville High School alumni Ken Lawson says his job with the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation is to make is easier for people to get to work. (Submitted ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225740/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:54 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225740/ First place (advancing to state): Lincoln Middle School, students Kevin Peng, Ellen Li, Zhao Li, Ben Wu, alternate Beverly Ge. Coach Johanna Rocks.Second place (advancing to state): Howard Bishop ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225742/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:51 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225742/ Audience member Lee Bryan addresses FSA officials in Friday's meeting in Bronson. Keeping an FSA office in Levy County might be financially wise, in that the Levy FSA office is owned by the ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225743/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:49 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225743/ Two Florida lawyers received some good career news on February 3. Governor Rick Scott announced the appointments of Leslie Scott Jean-Bart and Barbra A. Stern to the Florida Elections Commission. ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225765/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:22:06 -0500 Examiner http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225765/ MERRITT ISLAND -- The Brevard County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's assistance with a residential burglary. According to authorities, the burglary occurred on December 9 between ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225750/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:24 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225750/ ORLANDO -- They can be one of the most colorful plants in the garden. We're talking about petunias! But, how do you keep them looking their best? Petunias provide great cool season color, ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225751/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:23 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225751/ ORLANDO -- The number of attempted child abductions now rises to six across Central Florida in less than a month. Emotions are high among parents worried that number will continue to rise. The ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225752/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:22 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225752/ POINCIANA -- Osceola County Sheriff's deputies say they busted two grow houses in Poinciana and arrested ten people. The two houses are on Swan Court and East Flag Way. Deputies said they ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225753/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:20 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225753/ LAKELAND -- Family, friends and the Lakeland area community came together to honor the life of murdered Lakeland Police officer Arnulfo Crispin and help bring support to the family he left behind. ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203222153/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:19 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203222153/ ALTAMONTE SPRINGS -- Habitat for Humanity of Seminole County and Greater Apopka is building the community in Altamonte Springs. Thanks to a unique partnership between habitat and the city of ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225754/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:17 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225754/ TAMPA -- Bay area Hispanics had a direct line to the White House at the University of Tampa on Friday. Tampa native Francisco Sanchez, now a top White House official, knows how important the ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203223266/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:13 -0500 News 13 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203223266/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — South Carolina's early hole, a 17-point deficit at No. 12 Florida, was simply too much to overcome. Bruce Ellington scored 15 points, Malik Cooke and Damonte Harris ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225733/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:02:54 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225733/ Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Plans by Genting Bhd., Asia’s second- biggest casino operator by market value, to build a 5,200-room resort overlooking Miami’s Biscayne Bay stalled when a Florida ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221976/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:50:40 -0500 Business Week http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221976/ Dwight Howard powered Orlando to a comfortable second-half lead Friday and the Magic easily held on to down Cleveland 102-94. Howard scored 19 points, had 16 rebounds and blocked eight shots as ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224448/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:50:09 -0500 UPI http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224448/ LeBron James carried Miami to a big fourth quarter Friday, one that brought the Heat a 99-79 victory over Philadelphia. Miami had only a four-point advantage heading into the final 12 minutes, but ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224013/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:50:02 -0500 UPI http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224013/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Rick Scott and his successors would get more authority over the state's 24 regional workforce boards under a bill that's passed in the Florida ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225761/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:42:30 -0500 Associated Press http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225761/ PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott has appointed a special prosecutor to help investigate allegations that an 86-year-old Medal of Honor recipient was paid $84,000 a year for a job he ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225762/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:42:29 -0500 Associated Press http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225762/ State ACLU executive director Howard Simon says the move violates students' first amendment rights. He's made a public records request to school President James Ammons for an explanation ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225764/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:42:20 -0500 Associated Press http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225764/ Her father, Michael Leiba, says "there is no way on Earth" that his daughter ran away, and is certain that somebody has her "against her ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224887/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:34:50 -0500 NBC 6 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224887/ A total of 86 people have been sickened with a gastrointestinal illness that is likely Norovirus on board a cruise ship headed home to Port Everglades, Princess Cruises said ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224886/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:34:46 -0500 NBC 6 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224886/ Jackson Health System plans to announce "a significant number" of layoffs within the next two weeks to "right-size" the organization, its CEO told The Miami Herald ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224885/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:34:41 -0500 NBC 6 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224885/ Cushman School in Miami, Friday was much more than a lesson on sacrifice and caring. They were able to step out of the classroom and into the hearts of soldiers in ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224888/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:34:37 -0500 NBC 6 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224888/ Stuart Newman flew his last mission of World War II 67 years ago, in the spring of 1945. On Friday he returned to the skies, high above South Florida, in a vintage ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224889/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:34:32 -0500 NBC 6 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224889/ JENSEN BEACH, Fla. – A Florida woman facing DUI charges told arresting officers that her "big breasts" were responsible for her failing a sobriety test, according to a police report ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225773/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:32:38 -0500 Fox News http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225773/ TAMPA — The night before 8-month-old Gabrielle Crawford died, his mother used enough force to break his arm and leg, police say.Rosalee Crawford didn't seek help, and her son died the ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225437/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:30:42 -0500 St Petersburg Times http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225437/ TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge ruled Friday that four state legislators and two staffers cannot be forced to testify in a case that challenges changes to Florida election laws.After more than ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225449/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:30:16 -0500 St Petersburg Times http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225449/ The second of three murder suspects was sentenced to two life prison terms plus 60 years on Friday for the armed robbery and shooting death of a popular jeweler in West Palm Beach, according ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224546/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:30:14 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224546/ Florida Highway Patrol trooper, is among the thousands of Florida law enforcement agents who plan to keep an eye out this month for violators of the state's "Move Over" law as part of ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224548/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:30:00 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224548/ insanity at 10:19 PM February 03, 2012 I hope 10 big guys hold your fat butt down and have their way with you every night for the rest of your life! Still wouldn't be enough justice for that ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224549/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:29:55 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224549/ HOLLYWOOD— The mean streak is alive and well in the Sunshine State.Florida led the nation in violence against the homeless for the fifth consecutive year, according to a national study ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224550/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:29:48 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224550/ Palm Beach County company that sells septic treatment products.Four former telemarketers at FBK Products were sentenced Friday in federal court for fraud after admitting they duped customers into ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224552/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:29:36 -0500 Sun-Sentinel http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224552/ NEW YORK -- Forbes magazine released their annual list of Most Miserable Cities Friday, and California has six cities in the top 20. Forbes says their equation for making their list includes ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224014/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:28:58 -0500 Orlando Sentinel http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203224014/ Follow this company posted a 1.4 percent jump in net income for 2011, the first year the company topped $1 billion in revenue. The company said net income for the 12 months ended Dec. 31 ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225429/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:20:29 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225429/ Follow this company will be in Tampa to talk with small business owners about obtaining financing. The Feb. 24 workshop, "The State of Small Business in Tampa," was initiated by ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221678/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:20:24 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203221678/ Brian Carney , the CFO of Bi-Lo, will be the CFO of the newly combined company. Nussbaum joined Winn-Dixie in 2004 after being an executive with Burger King ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225732/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:19:52 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203225732/ FT. LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Two cruise ships has been hit by the tenacious Norovirus, a gastro-intestinal bug that spreads fast and leaves misery behind. It has struck two Princess Cruise ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203222207/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:14:03 -0500 CBS 4 http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203222207/ If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. Cuban-Americans are deeply committed voters who can have an impact in competitive ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203223248/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:55:44 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203223248/ Right after the polls closed Tuesday night and Mitt Romney had been declared the winner of the Florida primary, syndicated columnists and PBS NewsHour contributors David Brooks, Mark Shields and I ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218558/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:05 -0500 PBS http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218558/ TALLAHASSEE - The push to bring resort casinos to South Florida fizzled Friday, with the House sponsor of the measure abandoning the multibillion-dollar proposal for this year.Facing a hostile House ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218580/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:02 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218580/ Small Type First Lady Michelle Obama will return to Florida next week, as she tours Homestead and the Orlando area to celebrate the anniversary of her campaign to fight childhood obesity, Let's ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218581/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:00 -0500 Palm Beach Post http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218581/ not be signing his letter of intent to Florida State on National Signing Day — although reaffirming that he was ';a ‘Nole'; — five-star quarterback ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218579/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:30:19 -0500 MSNBC http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218579/ Known as calm, caring and patient, Alexandre Lopes coaches his autistic students with music and movement.When the school year starts and Alexandre Lopes meets his new prekindergarten class, his ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203214517/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:42 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203214517/ A Sunny Isles doctor was sentenced to six years in federal prison on Friday for his role in a massive scheme to traffic oxycodone through pain clinics in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Dr. Roni ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218564/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:37 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218564/ Cuba has freed a Cuban-American convicted of people smuggling after an incident in 2006 in which another smuggler was shot to death by Cuban security forces and a third was sentenced to 26 years in ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203214519/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:35 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203214519/ Time to exhale, at least a little, and take down names.The powerful forces conspiring to bring large-scale casino gambling to South Florida — legislators and special-interest groups who ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203213275/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:33 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203213275/ TEQUESTA -- A 29-year-old man suspected of pulling a string of car burglaries with his 49-year-old mother as a lookout is in jail today after being picked up by authorities on unrelated charges, ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203217140/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:25 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203217140/ measure_popularity=true; mistats.msr = 'MIA|MA'; mistats.cmsid='GUID: 563282997668880391 | Story: 2623123'; mistats.pagelevel='Story'; mistats.pagename='Story: ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203217139/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:21 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203217139/ CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire insurance officials are announcing a $17 million settlement reached by seven states and Prudential Insurance over the company's use of the federal ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218566/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:07 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218566/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida House has voted to rename unemployment compensation as "reemployment assistance."The chamber Friday unanimously passed a bill (HB 7027) that includes the ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218568/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:04 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218568/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida lawmakers can't be forced to testify about why they voted for a new Republican-backed elections law that its opponents say suppresses voting by minorities, young ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203213530/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:28:00 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203213530/ WASHINGTON -- That famous movie line, "Here's looking at you, kid," will have time to echo in the halls of the Smithsonian this weekend as the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218567/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:27:55 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218567/ NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge will allow a Halliburton cement specialist at the heart of decisions that led to the blowout of a BP-owned well in 2010 to testify - against the wishes of BP.Jesse ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203213531/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:27:50 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203213531/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Concerned with the safety of law enforcement officers who have pulled over to the side of the road, Alabama, Florida and Georgia are teaming up to promote so-called "Move ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218569/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:27:46 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218569/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida could stop paying tens of millions to the state if legislators move ahead with a bill to regulate sweepstakes operations known as Internet ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218234/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:27:42 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218234/ Justin Bieber appears to be visiting Miami-Dade -- or so believe hundreds of teenager girls who have camped out outside The Hit Factory recording studio in North Miami Beach. Bieber is said to be ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203216359/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:19:29 -0500 Hispanic Business Magazine http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203216359/ Some 229 detention officers, deputies and sergeants will vote next Thursday and Friday on the decertification of the Fraternal Order of Police.In June 2010, the officers voted to unionize, selecting ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218553/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:15:26 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218553/ The United Way of North Central Florida has joined forces with Gov. Rick Scott's office and Florida's Foundation to help the victims of the Sunday pileups on Interstate 75 that killed 11 ... http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218554/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:15:21 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.orlandoecho.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/203218554/