ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of an exotic animal breeding business in Florida has been sentenced to five years' probation for illegally selling a capuchin monkey to a celebrity in Los …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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6/9/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida law that bans local governments from restricting gun and ammunitions sales goes too far because it also calls for fines against elected officials who seek to …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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6/9/22
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying …
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6/8/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer died early Wednesday after a crash with a shooting suspect who had fled a home after wounding three relatives, authorities said.
The crash …
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6/8/22
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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) — One person was killed when a highspeed commuter train struck their car in South Florida, officials said.
Deputies responded Tuesday afternoon to an Oakland Park train …
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6/8/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rare normalcy returned to jury selection for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial Tuesday, one day after his public defenders threatened to withdraw over …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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6/7/22
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old girl in central Florida was arrested Tuesday, more than a week after authorities said she shot and killed a woman who had gotten into a fight with her mother.
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6/7/22
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of burning tire marks across a gay pride streetscape in South Florida while participating in a rally for former President Donald Trump last summer has been …
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6/7/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Three Florida police officers were charged with manslaughter in the death of a man who was subdued with a stun gun last fall, a state attorney announced Tuesday.
A …
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6/7/22
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MIAMI (AP) — Advanced DNA technology helped detectives link the cases of six women to a man accused of being the “pillowcase rapist” for a string of rapes back in the 1980s.
Robert Koehler …
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By FREIDA FRISARO
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6/7/22
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MIAMI (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a man who called 911 and warned he was going to kill someone if officers didn't respond immediately to his location.
When officers arrived at the …
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6/7/22
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two people were killed and a third was injured Monday afternoon when a small plane crashed near a Florida Panhandle airport, officials said.
The Piper PA-28 …
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6/6/22
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MIAMI (AP) — State Sen. Annette Taddeo announced Monday that she's leaving the Democratic primary for Florida governor to run for a U.S. House seat in South Florida.
Taddeo said she will run …
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6/6/22
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
A 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy's mother is now facing criminal charges, authorities in Florida said Monday.
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6/6/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The public defenders representing Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz tried to withdraw from his death penalty trial Monday after the judge ordered them to move forward …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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6/6/22
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The chief of a volunteer fire department in Florida is accused of fatally shooting a business owner because the victim owed him money, authorities said.
Brian Keith …
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6/6/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tropical storm warnings were issued early Friday for much of the Florida peninsula, Cuba and the Bahamas as a system that battered Mexico moves through the Gulf of …
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By FREIDA FRISARO and CURT ANDERSON
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6/3/22
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MIAMI (AP) — One of the three people aboard a small plane died when it crashed onto a bridge near Miami this weekend, police said.
The aircraft lost power Saturday shortly after takeoff, coming …
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5/15/22
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America.
The celestial …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/13/22
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For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/12/22
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