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An early morning accident claims the lives of a mother and father. Early Thursday morning twin sisters watched their parents die, barely escaping death themselves on 1-75. The Georgia State Patrol says it happened around 1:15 Thursday morning on I-75 in Valdosta right before the exit 18 off ramp.

Six men who beat up a man Monday night were arrested by Ocala police early Tuesday morning.

Delray Beach will get its regular Community Development Block Grant this year, along with an additional $156,617 from President Obama's stimulus package.

Dennis Copemann, with American Legion Post 331, unfurls an American flag during a Memorial Day service at Taft Cemetery in Orlando on Sunday.

Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. Marion County third-graders outpaced their counterparts statewide on the all-important FCAT reading exam, the Florida Department of Education announced Thursday.

The Lake Wales Academic Foundation honored 16 outstanding seniors from Lake Wales High School at the Seventh Annual "Night of Stars" event Wednesday.

ABOVE: Blueberrys ripen at B&G Blueberry Farm in Fort McCoy during the Marion County Farm Bureau tour on Friday.

Casey Anthony 's defense attorney wants her trial moved to Miami-Dade County, according to a change of venue motion filed Monday afternoon.

A U.S. representative is seeking funds in the memory of Caylee Anthony that would go toward a missing-child program.

On Monday, Judge Richard "Ric" Howard will decide the fate of Kim Wooten, who entered an open plea to charges she caused the death of 20-year-old Tiffany Powell while driving drunk.

The list of qualified applicants for Citrus County administrator includes just a few familiar names, with today being the deadline to apply.

Five corrections officers at Florida State Prison were fired Wednesday and another resigned after allegations they beat an inmate last week.

Anthony A. Gautney has listed for sale his four-bedroom, four-bath home at 7137 Via Firenze in Boca Del Mar CDP for $910,000. The 3,907-square-foot house, which was built in 1999, is in the Mediterrania neighborhood.

A Lake County man, serving a 15-year prison sentence in the death of a toddler, wants his manslaughter and child-abuse convictions overturned, citing judicial and prosecutorial misconduct and the "defectiveness" of his defense lawyer, Jose Baez.

A difference of opinion in the higher reaches of Citrus County government over a barn built by state Sen.

He is now addressing Judge Strickland. 4:30 p.m. The crime scene investigator was at the Sheriff's Office when Dr.

The Church of Scientology will soon call Marion County home following the controversial group's announcement that it plans to open a church and education center downtown.

Deborah Anne Graham and Michael Brian Galen were married Nov. 8 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Lauderdale.

WEATHER ALERT Florida Shivers All Over State officials are urging residents to stay safe as temperatures drop throughout Florida.

The chilly blast with freezing overnight temperatures for all of North Central Florida is not behind us yet.