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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge on Monday officially exonerated four young African American men of the false accusation that they raped a white woman seven decades ago, making partial and …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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11/22/21
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LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in Florida used DNA to solve a 13-year-old home invasion case.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office tracked down Luis Ruiz Gonzalez, 47, last week …
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11/22/21
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy died and four others were stabbed during a knife fight among a group of Florida teenagers, a sheriff said Sunday.
Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook …
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11/21/21
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MIAMI (AP) — The historic courthouse in downtown Miami is set to reopen after an engineering inspection spurred by the collapse of a nearby beachfront condominium.
The 27-story Dade County …
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11/21/21
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SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida couple is waging a legal battle with Panhandle county over prohibited banners showing support for former President Donald Trump.
Walton County officials …
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11/21/21
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity.
They contend that …
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
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11/21/21
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PALMETTO, Fla. (AP) — Fred Hodges can still remember the names and faces of neighbors who are long gone.
There was Irving, who adopted his lifelong partner, Ron, so they could have some sort of …
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By HANNAH CRITCHFIELD, Tampa Bay Times
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11/21/21
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MIAMI (AP) — Black hair care is often overlooked by venture capitalists, a world that remains distant from Black and Brown communities. Only 2% of venture capitalists are Black men and only 1% are …
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By KALIA RICHARDSON, Miami Herald
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11/21/21
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A woman whose scattered remains were found in Tampa Bay was the victim of a homicide, police said Saturday.
The Tampa Police Department identified the remains in a news …
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11/20/21
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The C-44 reservoir is complete
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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11/20/21
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida's third chief resilience officer, a position aimed at tackling climate change that has been vacant for months.
The Republican …
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11/20/21
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MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — For decades, anybody searching for the “taste” of the Apollo moon program could reach for those little packets of freeze-dried ice cream that were created to bring …
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By AMIRA SWEILEM, Florida Today
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11/20/21
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MIAMI (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, a man feeding ducks with his nephew spotted a cardboard box wrapped in rope and duct tape floating down a Miami Lakes canal. Thinking it might be something …
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By DAVID OVALLE, Miami Herald
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11/20/21
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Zac Stacy has been arrested after the mother of his child showed detectives video of him attacking her at her central Florida home, authorities said.
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11/19/21
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VIERRA, Fla. (AP) — A 61-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 early Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened near Vierra in …
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11/19/21
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — City council members in Jacksonville have set a goal to decide by next summer whether to remove a Confederate momument from a local park or let it remain in place.
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11/19/21
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MARGATE, Fla. (AP) — A carnival worker shot fired a gun into the air during an argument with a co-worker and the bullet went through the window of a nearby assisted living facility and struck a …
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11/19/21
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida family is in trouble with their homeowners association for putting up their Christmas lights too early.
The Moffa family hired a company to decorate the yard of …
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11/19/21
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. House subcommittee opened an investigation Thursday into whether the University of Florida interfered with academic freedom and free speech when it stopped three …
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11/18/21
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Private businesses in Florida will be forced to let workers opt out of coronavirus vaccine mandates after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping legislative package Thursday …
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
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11/18/21
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