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1 hr ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Options lacking for parents of disabled kids at F schools

The notice in the mail told Carmen Olmeda she could transfer her profoundly disabled daughter out of Orange County's F-rated Magnolia School.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Florida, Florida Government, Education Etc., Hillsborough County, FL

18 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Fla couples charged after pipe bomb, weapons found

A Cocoa couple has been charged after police said they found pipe bombs and a cache of weapons inside their central Florida home.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Florida Today

Gay vote divides local Scouting enthusiasts

Five years ago, Angie Houlihan searched for an organization that could teach lessons of faith, good character, the outdoors and leadership to help her two young sons grow into good men.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Melbourne, FL, West Melbourne, FL

Florida Today

For graying grads, rite evokes fond memories

Short-term memory loss often keeps Elliott Cornblatt from pinpointing what happened the day before.

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Related Topix: Melbourne, FL, The Untouchables, Ska, University of Florida

Fri May 17, 2013

Florida Today

Man, claiming to be cop, gets free admission to strip club

He walked into a strip club, waved an invalid police badge and they waived the cover charge for him and a friend.

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Related Topix: Melbourne, FL

Florida Today

Valiant Air Command receives tourism excellence award

The Valiant Air Command in Titusville received a bit of national attention in March, when its TiCo Warbird Airshow featured the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' final performances before the famed performance air team suspended operations as part of the fallout from the federal budget stalemate.

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Related Topix: Titusville, FL, US Military, US Air Force, Cape Canaveral, FL, Cocoa Beach, FL

Florida Today

Agents uncover evidence of meth lab in Port St. John

A garbage can filled with 12 gallons of brown liquid could put two Port St. John cousins in prison for life -- it tested positive for methamphetamine.

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Related Topix: Port St. John, FL, Drugs

Florida Today

Cocoa couple arrested after pipe bombs discovered

A Cocoa couple was arrested after police found pipe bombs in their house, among a cache of weapons including rifles, handguns and shotguns.

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Related Topix: Cocoa, FL

Florida Today

Palm Bay man faces bigamy charges

A Palm Bay woman checking court records for the status of her pending divorce learned that the man she was leaving had remarried months ago.

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Related Topix: Palm Bay, FL

Florida Today

Pair linked to string of Palm Bay burglaries

A 19-year-old Palm Bay man faces multiple burglary-related charges a week after detectives linked him and an associate to a series of break-ins reported in the southeast side of the city.

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Related Topix: Palm Bay, FL

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Unemployment continues downward trend

The unemployment rate for Pinellas County dropped to 6.5 percent in April, according to the May 17 report from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

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Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL, Florida, Rick Scott, US Governors, Tampa, FL

Broward-Palm Beach

Pipe Bombs Found By Police, Brevard County Homes Evacuated

About a half-dozen homes have been evacuated in Cocoa, in Brevard County, after police found guns and pipe bombs in a home Friday morning, WPTV is reporting .

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Related Topix: Cocoa, FL

WFTV Orlando

FDLE report shows crime down across central Florida

Crime across the state is down. That's according to a report the Florida Department of Law Enforcement released Thursday.

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Related Topix: Prison, Florida, University of Central Florida, Orange County, FL

Thu May 16, 2013

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Homeowners beat, kick, taze home invasion suspect

Michael Maxwell of Palm Bay was charged with one count of home invasion robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon and four counts of battery.

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Related Topix: Palm Bay, FL, Sharpes, FL

Wed May 15, 2013

The White House

Remarks by the President at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you, Chuck, for that introduction and more importantly for your leadership as National President of the Fraternal Order of Police.

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Related Topix: Jupiter, FL

WFTV Orlando

Cape Canaveral residents worry helicopter tours could disrupt peace

Some residents of Cape Canaveral, in Brevard County , are worried that a plan to start a helicopter tour business will disturb the peace in their neighborhood.

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Related Topix: Cape Canaveral, FL

OrlandoSentinel.com

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day

Goggles on, boys and girls. The test kitchen food processor is wobbling like a Tilt-A-Whirl at the county fair.

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Related Topix: Winter Park, FL, Cocoa, FL, Recipes, Life, Food, Vegetables, Nutrition

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Gauging the return on investment of a cross-state biking trail

Florida lawmakers have set aside $50 million to complete a biking and hiking trail from Pinellas to Brevard County and now the fate of the project rests with Gov.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, St. Petersburg, FL, Titusville, FL

Click Orlando

Brevard family offers reward for missing teen

A 16-year-old Brevard County boy's family is offering a reward to anyone with information about his whereabouts.

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Related Topix: Juno Beach, FL

Tue May 14, 2013

Florida Today

Sprinklers prevent kitchen fire from spreading at Melbourne apartments

Brevard County Fire-Rescue investigators credited sprinklers with containing a kitchen fire that led to the temporary evacuation of a three-story Melbourne apartment complex overnight.

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Related Topix: Fire, Melbourne, FL