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Friend: Dead woman was in abusive relationship
A Georgia woman claims Sebring resident Rikelle Purcell, who died last week after what authorities describe as a murder-suicide, was set to leave her abusive boyfriend before she was shot to death.
FLW Series Opens on Okeechobee
The schedule for the 2010 FLW Series Eastern Division was announced Friday. The first of four tournaments in on Lake Okeechobee Jan.
Growth watchdog group asks state to leash county, protect Everglades
A high-profile growth watchdog group called on the state Wednesday to rein-in the Palm Beach County Commission, whose land use decisions, they fear, will cripple the multibillion-dollar Everglades restoration.
Possible murder-suicide in Sebring being investigated
Highlands County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call at 4401 Shamrock St.
Too fat to kill? Fla. man uses weight as a defense
A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too fat.When Edward Ates takes the stand in his defense Wednesday, he's expected to tell jurors he wouldn't have had the energy needed to climb and descend the staircase where prosecutors say the killer was perched when he ...
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Home Depot employee Trevor Keezor claims he was fired for wearing ?One nation under God? pin at work
Trevor Keezer in front of The Home Depot in Okeechobee, Fla. Keezer says he was fired from his job as a cashier at The Home Depot because he wore an American flag button that read, "One nation under God, indivisible." WEST PALM BEACH , Fla.
Man Says Home Depot Fired Him For Wearing God Button
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. -- A man said he was fired from his job as a cashier at Home Depot because he wore an American flag button that read, "One nation under God, indivisible." Trevor Keezer, 20, said he'd been wearing the button for 19 months at the home supply store in Okeechobee.
Indian River announces 1st swine flu-related death
A 36-year-old Indian River County man with underlying health conditions died with complications from H1N1, the novel influenza virus first identified in April and now widespread throughout Florida and the U.S. Most cases of H1N1 are mild, but some people - including those with underlying health conditions such as heart disease or diabetes - are at ...
Home Depot fires employee for wearing religious button
Trevor Keezer didn't start working at The Home Depot to make a religious statement.
Two SWFL soliders hit by a car and killed
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. - Two Southwest Florida soldiers were hit by car and killed on Florida's east coast on Saturday night.
That Old '50s Relic - The Apron
Back in the '50s and '60s, Mrs. Cleaver, you know Beaver's mom, always had one on.
Former Jail Sergeant Charged With Sex With Inmate
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Fireworks to light up night sky at Fall Festival
Dahlias and Colorful Saluteswill fill the skies over Boca Grande Saturday night as part of the Boca Grande Fall Festival.
CEO salaries mostly lower at area homes
Fewer than a quarter of the nearly 80 nursing homes in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast are licensed to nonprofit groups, but most pay executives well within national and state norms - and often earn top ratings from regulators.
Protect the water, not polluters
Florida is half-solid, half-liquid. Rivers and creeks coil through the state like curling blue and brown ribbons; springs boil up underfoot; the Atlantic and the gulf reshape the shore, encroaching on the paltry works of humankind.
Taxpayer money needed for river cleanup project
LEE COUNTY: Nutrient levels in Lake Okeechobee are four times the state's legal limit and it's affecting the Caloosahatchee.
Area dairy farmers suffer as milk prices sour
In the past year, Lafayette County dairies have suffered a crisis. And they aren't the only ones.
Commissioners vote no on Eagle Training ...
After 11 hours of testimony and public input, Highlands County Commissioners unanimously turned down the rezoning request for Eagle National Security Training Center.
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