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2 hrs ago | WIS-TV Columbia

SC man charged in fatal FL accident

A South Carolina man faces charges after an accident in Florida in which two people lost their lives.

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6 hrs ago | WAAY

3 charged in marjuana seizure on US 231

Ozark Police say three people, all from out-of-state, were jailed Tuesday after officers seized of 5 pounds of marijuana.

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Related Topix: Orlando, FL, Orlando Metro, Tampa, FL

10 hrs ago | ABC Action News

2nd victim in St. Petersburg triple shooting dies

A customer who was shot during a weekend robbery at a St. Petersburg conveinance store has died.

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Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL

15 hrs ago | EMaxHealth

WellCare To Pay $35.2M In Medicaid Fraud

WellCare has agreed to pay $35.2 million as part of a Medicaid fraud investigation, but the payment does not settle nor limit the investigation, the health insurer wrote in a filing with the Securities and ...

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19 hrs ago | Tampabays10.com

Eckerd College prepares students for evacuation

St. Petersburg, FL - Administrators at Eckerd College in southern Pinellas County are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Fay and reports from the Pinellas EOC.

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Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL, Eckerd College, Pinellas County, FL, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Sarasota, FL

Tue Aug 19, 2008

The Citizen

Wounded Iraq vets find comfort in dog training

Lawrence Minnis. But as soon as Minnis reaches for a treat jar, the dog is focused on Minnis' face, sitting before he's asked.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East

WFTS

Fay could hit Gulf Coast by Tuesday as Cat 1

Tropical Storm Fay might flirt with becoming a hurricane before it crosses over central Cuba tonight.

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Related Topix: Fort Myers, FL, Fort Myers Metro, Port Charlotte, FL, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Florida

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Hurricane shelters opening Tuesday

Twelve hurricane shelters are scheduled to open at 6 a.m Tuesday to accommodate people in Level A evacuation areas, mobile home residents and the homeless.

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Related Topix: Tarpon Springs, FL, Clearwater, FL, Largo, FL, St. Petersburg, FL

St. Petersburg Times

Hudson boy's cancer fight takes upbeat turn

For the past three months, Melissa Deschaine has watched her 2-year-old son, Devin, undergo chemotherapy to treat a rare form of cancer.

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Related Topix: Leukemia, Health, Hudson, FL, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Mon Aug 18, 2008

The York Daily Record

Florida advances with win over Conn. at LLWS

Danny Lastra's homer opened a six-run seventh and Kevin Merrell's homer in the sixth tied the game as Tampa, Fla., surged past Shelton, Conn., 8-2 in seven innings to advance at the Little League World Series.

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL

Tampa Bay Online

2 Charged In Shooting At St. Petersburg Convenience Store

Two men are in custody on charges of trying to kill three people during a robbery at a convenience store Sunday.

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Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL

Buffalo News

Florida, taking Fay seriously, starts closing, cancelling and evacuating

Students in Florida's Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties won't go back to classes today, insurance companies stopped writing new policies, tolls have been suspended and downpours are likely to move in ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, Tampa, FL, Florida, Florida Government

Tampa Bay Online

Forecast Has Storm Scooting By Pinellas 30 Miles Off Coast

Forecasters extended a hurricane watch north to Tarpon Springs as Tropical Storm Fay grazed the southern coast of Cuba and headed on a path that could take the storm just west of Pinellas County as a hurricane.

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Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL, Tarpon Springs, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Tampa, FL, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Tampa Bay Online

3 People Shot During Robbery In St. Pete

Three people were shot Sunday night during a robbery at a food store, St. Petersburg police said.

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Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL

Sun Aug 17, 2008

Wellington Town-Crier

Wellington Filmmaker Wins Several Awards

Aaron Wells of Silver Beach Productions, a Wellington-based independent film and television production company, recently announced that his firm has earned two distinguished industry honors.

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Related Topix: Boca Raton, FL, West Palm Beach Metro, Palm Beach County, FL, South University

Power Online

Progress Energy Florida Files Nuclear Plant Application With NRC

St. Petersburg, FL - Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Progress Energy , announced that it submitted a combined license application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to construct a new nuclear power ...

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Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL, Science / Technology, Levy County, FL, Alternative Energy, Nuclear Energy, Florida, Florida Government

St. Petersburg Times

Unlike in 1996, calm prevailed after shooting in St. Petersburg

Standing in front of his office in St. Petersburg last week, Lou Brown says he doesn't understand the lack of outrage in the community after a young black man was killed by police this summer.

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Related Topix: Florida International University, St. Petersburg, FL, Violent Crime

Corvallis Gazette-Times

Medicine ball workouts are popular again

The game had been over for more than an hour, and the playing field at Tropicana Field in St.

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Related Topix: Lakewood Ranch, FL

Sat Aug 16, 2008

St. Petersburg Times

Burned Aerosonic site had no fire inspections for 11 years

Firefighters didn't know what to expect when they arrived at the Aerosonic fire last week.

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Related Topix: Tarpon Springs, FL, Clearwater, FL, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Fire

United States Coast Guard

Yankeetown Coast Guard Rescues 9

YANKEETOWN, Fla . - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Yankeetown rescued nine boaters in distress in the vicinity of Homosassa, Fla., Tuesday after storms passed through the area.

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Related Topix: Homosassa, FL, Yankeetown, FL, Clearwater, FL, St. Petersburg, FL, Crystal River, FL

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