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Boy finds deputy's gun in Tampa theater

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:31:14 -0400

TAMPA, Florida - Police say a gun found by a 9-year-old boy inside a bathroom stall at a movie theater in Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood belonged to a Hillsborough County deputy.

More AP classes could cost districts millions

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:16:12 -0400

TAMPA, Florida - County school superintendents told the state Board of Education on Tuesday that a recent legislative bill allowing high school students to take as many advanced placement courses as they can handle will cost districts millions of dollars that their budgets can't support.

French company coming to Florida

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:22 -0400

MELBOURNE, Florida - A French company is expanding its operations in Florida.

Alligator found on Volusia County beach

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:02:20 -0400

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - For the second time in two weeks, authorities have found a small alligator on a Volusia County beach.

NTSB rules in 2011 Mayo Clinic helicopter crash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:30 -0400

MIAMI - Financial pressures contributed to a helicopter pilot's decision to continue flying through deteriorating weather before crashing in north Florida, killing a Mayo Clinic heart surgeon and technician on their way to retrieve a heart for transplant, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Fla. Gov. Scott's job approval up to 43 percent

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:25:21 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida Gov. Rick Scott's approval rating is improving, a poll released Tuesday shows, though not to the point that it's likely to deter any potential challengers in 2014.

Fla. couple sentenced for producing pornography

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:49 -0400

PENSACOLA, Florida - A Florida married couple is going to prison for producing child pornography.

Attorney for gay Fla teen wants judge to step down

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:50:33 -0400

VERO BEACH, Florida - The attorney for an 18-year-old Florida girl who was charged with a felony for having sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, is asking the judge to remove himself from the case.

Dissident's family to discuss leaving Cuba

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:43:33 -0400

MIAMI - The daughter of a prominent Cuban dissident who died in a car crash says her family decided to seek refuge in the U.S. after facing continued repression on the island.

Man fatally shot on Pensacola Beach

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:19:49 -0400

PENSACOLA BEACH, Florida - Deputies say one person is dead following a shooting on Pensacola Beach.

N. Fla. boy home from hospital after snake bite

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:07:22 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Florida - An 11-year-old boy is out of the hospital two weeks after a 5-foot-long eastern diamondback rattlesnake bit his leg.

2 Fantasy 5 players share $99,164.19 top prize

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:12 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $99,164.19 each, the Florida Lottery said Tuesday.

N. Fla. man assaulted during first date

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:19:19 -0400

BUNNELL, Florida - A north Florida man says he needs surgery on his right eye after he was beaten and robbed during his first date with a woman he met at a convenience store.

Fla. Gov. Scott's job approval up to 43%

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:14:14 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida Gov. Rick Scott's approval rating is improving, though not to the point that it's likely to deter any potential challengers in 2014.

Falling tree impales Fla. man doing yard work

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:02:07 -0400

PALM HARBOR, Florida - A man is dead after the branch from a falling tree impaled him while he was doing yard work.

Toddler dies after falling into swimming pool

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:06:39 -0400

PINELLAS PARK, Florida - A toddler found in a backyard swimming pool of a Tampa Bay area home last week has died.

Man killed in police-involved shooting

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:19:32 -0400

MIAMI - A South Florida man was killed during a police-involved shooting after authorities say he apparently stabbed three people.

Citizens Property Insurance CFO resigns

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:21:29 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s chief financial officer is stepping down.

Man killed after shooting deputy

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:49:32 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Florida - A north Florida deputy fatally shot a man after authorities say the deputy took a shot to his body armor.

Grand jury to review Orlando PD deadly force cases

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:11:42 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - The Orlando state attorney has asked a grand jury to investigate deadly force incidents involving the Orlando Police Department.