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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Carla Wallenda, a member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe's founder, has died at the age of 85.
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By TERRY SPENCER
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3/7/21
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FLORIDA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida vaccination site had so few eligible takers Saturday that is started inoculating any adult who wanted a shot rather than let the vaccine on hand go to …
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3/7/21
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer fatally shot a man Sunday seconds after the man had shot a woman, leaving her gravely injured, authorities said.
Lakeland Police Chief Ruben Garcia …
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3/7/21
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democrats may delight in their brightening prospects in Arizona and Georgia, and may even harbor glimmers of hope in Texas, but their angst is growing in Florida, which has …
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
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3/7/21
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature enters the second week of its 60-day session Monday as it dives deeper into the process of winnowing the thousands of bills before it.
Among the …
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Associated Press
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3/7/21
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JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — On a random Thursday night, restaurant server Kimberly Filion got the surprise of her life
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By LIZ BALMASEDA, The Palm Beach Post
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3/7/21
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MIAMI (AP) — Alex Wu had hoped he could escape a dormant live music scene in Washington, D.C. next month for Ultra Music Festival in Miami,
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BY JOEY FLECHAS, The Miami Herald
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3/7/21
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Daytona Beach's annual Bike Week has brought tens of thousands of motorcyclists to the city and its neighbors this weekend — and few …
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3/6/21
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DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) — An employee of Florida's child protection agency and her husband have been arrested on charges they sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl.
Department of Children and …
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3/6/21
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — The name “Declan” carries associations such as “man of prayer” or “full of goodness,” and for a baby of that name from the Panhandle, the prayers have been …
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By TONY SIMMONS, The News Herald
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3/6/21
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An old analog clock, hung crooked over the rolls of newsprint, let the night’s sparse crew know they had time yet until deadline. On a Saturday night, nearing 8 …
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By CLAIRE MCNEILL, The Tampa Bay Times
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3/6/21
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive.
The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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3/5/21
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida businesses would be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a bill passed by the …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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3/5/21
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan has died, a court spokesman said Friday. He was 87, and known as a champion of opening public access to legal …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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3/5/21
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OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Sometime this month, all Floridians age 60 and up will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, an expansion beyond the current restriction limiting the shots to people age 65 …
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3/5/21
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Two people died and two others were injured in a crash on an Interstate 95 exit ramp in South Florida early Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The driver of a car …
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3/5/21
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the second time this week, a pair of astronauts floated outside Friday to get the International Space Station ready for new solar panels.
NASA’s Kate Rubins and …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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3/5/21
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A collision involving a sports utility vehicle and a motorcycle killed two people and injured two others near downtown St. Petersburg early Friday, police said.
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3/5/21
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida couple is facing charges ranging from manslaughter to child neglect involving three children, one of whom died last year.
The Pinellas County …
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3/5/21
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida agency that oversees unemployment benefits was besieged with bomb threats, shooting threats and coronavirus outbreaks in its offices at it tried to handle …
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3/4/21
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