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16 min ago | The Miami Herald

Kosher prison food lawsuit goes forward

Bruce Rich didn't fare so well in the Florida justice system in 1999, when a Miami-Dade County jury found him guilty of murdering his parents and a judge sentenced him to life in prison.

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Related Topix: Florida Government, Miami Dade County, FL, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

4 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Gov. Rick Scott leads trade mission to Chile

Gov. Rick Scott will lead a state delegation to Chile next week, his eighth overseas trade mission since taking office.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Florida Government, Broward County, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL

8 hrs ago | Broward-Palm Beach

Sweetwater Brewing's Freddy Bensch Wants You To Drink 'Something Fresh, Something American'

You may have noticed a little extra tie-dye on your tap handles as of late, as Atlanta's signature Sweetwater Brewing has made its way down to the South Florida market.

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Related Topix: Drink, Beer

Fri May 17, 2013

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, Rick Scott, US Governors, Tampa, FL, Brevard County, FL

WTLV

Florida DCF prepares for hurricane season

The official start of hurricane season is just two weeks away and the Florida Department of Children and Families is taking action to be ready.

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Related Topix: Florida Government, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

News 4 Jax

Florida crime rate lowest in 42 years

Good evening. A decrease in crime in the Sunshine State last year... 2012 had a lower number of thefts, robberies and burglaries than the year before.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Clay County, FL

EDGE

What's HOT South Florida

A week ago Monday was the first annual Miss Castle Lounge Pageant at, of course, Castle Lounge in Hollywood.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Oakland Tribune

Police: San Leandro youth minister arrested in Florida prostitution operation

A 45-year-old youth minister attending a religious conference in Florida was arrested last week after he answered an online advertisement offering sex with a 14-year-old girl, police said.

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CBS Local

Florida Man Accused Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend's Fetus After...

The 28-year-old son of a Florida fertility doctor has been charged by federal authorities with tricking his girlfriend into taking a pill used to induce labor and cause an abortion, killing the fetus she was carrying.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Medicine, Cytotec, Misoprostol (generic)

WTLV

Florida TaxWatch targets 'budget turkeys'

Rick Scott to consider vetoing more than $100 million in projects in the proposed budget for next year.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Scott

Thu May 16, 2013

The Miami Herald

5 things to know in Florida for May 17

A Tallahassee group with close business ties is rolling out its annual list of recommended budget vetoes.

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The Orlando Sentinel

Detectives seek help in identifying murder victim killed near I-75 and Turnpike exit

Sumter County detectives need help in identifying the murder victim whose body was found near the highway exit where Interstate 75 and Florida's Turnpike intersect.

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Related Topix: University of South Florida, Business News

Polk County Democrat

Ex-death row inmates: Veto Timely Justice Act

Two former death row inmates who have since been exonerated urged Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday to veto legislation that would expedite the state's capital punishment process, worrying it will condemn some innocent people to death.

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Related Topix: Prison, Rick Scott, US Governors, Death Penalty

Folio Weekly

"The death penalty system is broken in Florida. It is justice delayed ...

They say the Pension Reform Agreement is good for taxpayers. Tell us what you think.

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Related Topix: Florida Government, Death Penalty, Jacksonville, FL, Avondale (Jacksonville, FL), Arlington (Jacksonville, FL)

CBS 47

Bullying increases in North Florida

MIDDLEBURG, Fla. -- A second Clay County teen has come forward, claiming to be a victim of bullying in recent months at Middleburg High School.

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Related Topix: Middleburg, FL

Lake Wales News

Florida insurance fund robust as storm season looms

The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida is in the best financial shape it has been in years - maybe the best since it was created in 1993.

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Related Topix: Florida Government, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

The Orlando Sentinel

Child-killer rapist fails in appeal, faces death May 29

An Orange County child-rapist killer faces execution May 29 after the Florida Supreme Court today denied his latest appeal today in a 23-year-old murder case.

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Wed May 15, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

Florida man who allegedly suffocated wife faces trial

Albert Crandall, 56, faces one count of second-degree murder. If convicted as charged, he faces a sentence ranging roughly from 21 years to life in prison, prosecutors say.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Short yellow light investigation: Legislators acting immediately

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida -- After the 10 News Investigators revealed the Florida Department of Transportation is shortening some yellow lights across the state, thus creating more red light camera revenue, a number of lawmakers are calling on state transportation leaders to act.

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Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL, Clearwater, FL

WJRT

OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial

More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners spoke again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars until he dies.

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