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Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:10 a.m. NORTH PORT Two southwest Florida firefighters have lost their jobs after a lieutenant allegedly skipped an emergency medical call to coach a soccer game.

In a starkly partisan vote that split two candidates for governor, the board managing Florida's pension fund and treasury investments punted to the Republican-run Legislature on Tuesday on proposed changes to oversight of how the taxpayers' money is managed.

Doctors and advocates suing the state used Florida officials' own words against them during opening arguments of a trial Monday by playing video clips of top health officials lamenting health care delays for Medicaid patients.

At El Leoncita Cuban & Mexican Restaurant near the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's "space" coast, a bar sign says it all: "No happy hour on launch days." Business from tourists is so strong that when a U.S. space shuttle blasts off a drinks promotion is never needed.

Authorities are searching for at least three armed men who reportedly broke into a Florida Space Coast residence and terrorized six children who were home alone.

Emergency crews were summoned to Tiger Woods' Orlando-area mansion for the second time in less than two weeks Tuesday, this time because his mother-in-law was having stomach pains.

Law-enforcement agencies will unveil a campaign today aimed at rounding up prison escapees in Florida.

A discrimination complaint against the restaurant in Orlando was filed Monday with the Florida Commission on Human Relations.

Legislation that would clear the way for creating a commuter rail system in central Florida zipped through the House at bullet-train speed Monday, but it was headed for an uncertain fate in the Senate.

Florida's next cash crop might be pea-sized pink pearls grown in the brown bodies of queen conchs.

A Jacksonville mother is dead and two children seriously injured after the SUV they were traveling in plunged into a pond at a central Florida resort.

A sure sign that an election is a year away: Gov. Charlie Crist is changing again.

Florida's efforts to track how much money is flowing into the state capitol to influence state laws and other public business is missing a major step: verification.

Raiford, Florida, prison psychiatrist quits over sex with patient. He only faces losing his MD license after having improper relations with a mentally ill patient.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - When lawmakers convene a special session on rail issues today, it will be a sign of how much, and how quickly, perspectives can change in Florida politics.

Some say it's a reminder of a significant part of U.S. History, others say it's a symbol of racism and hatred.

A federal trial that begins in Miami on Monday could effect the medical care of 1.4 million Florida children.

State figures show Florida's high school graduation rate has jumped 3 percentage points to a record 76.3 percent this year.

A state health inspector said a dog familiar to many regular customers at a Gulf Coast gas station will no longer be able to join his owner at work.

An ethic complaint against Gov. Jeff Kottkamp for excessive travel costs did not violate Florida ethics rules.