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- Friday 05/24/2013
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Accused molester held in custody due to possible gun stockpile
BRADENTON - A Manatee County judge did not release Dale Couch on bond Friday. Judge Robert Farrance says he wants more time to consider whether the Manatee County Sher…
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Memorial Day weekend kicks of with the placing of flags on graves
SARASOTA COUNTY - Memorial Day weekend kicked off with a solemn tradition: placing flags at the resting site of those who served. Friday in Venice they did just that,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines t…
- Friday 05/24/2013
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Students safe after armed man reported at school
THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say all the students at a Denver-area high school are safe after a report that a man with a rifle was seen outside the building.
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Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians.
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First lady, Kerry Washington visit DC arts school
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says failure is OK, but continuing to work hard is more important.
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Man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrence's kin
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, according to court documents.
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Gov. warns schools he will fight tuition hikes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this year.
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Sea turtle returned to wild
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle treated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital has been returned to the wild.
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Illinois judge charged with heroin, gun possession
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A southwestern Illinois judge whose colleague died of a cocaine overdose while the two were on a hunting trip together has been charged with possessio…
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Wash. gov declares state of emergency for bridge
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in three counties around a collapsed Interstate 5 bridge.
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Save the Children Addressing Children’s Needs in Aftermath of Oklahoma Tornado
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2013--Save the Children’s U.S. emergency response team is making sure the needs of children in tornado-affected Oklahoma are prior…
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Man charged in police shooting found dead at jail
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A family member says an Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a Utah shootout during a marijuana raid ha…
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Asolo Repertory Theatre founder has passed away
TALLAHASSEE - The founder of the Asolo Repertory Theatre is being remembered by colleagues and friends.
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Child abuse investigator fired after boy's death
MIAMI (AP) — Florida child welfare officials have fired a child abuse investigator they say forged documents about substance abuse treatment for a mother six months be…
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Wife says trucker saw bridge collapse in mirror
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The wife of a Canadian trucker whose rig caused the collapse of a Washington bridge says a special vehicle called a pole car had travelled t…
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Chile blocks world's highest mine project
VALLENAR, Chile (AP) — Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing …
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Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in…
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Actress Bynes charged in NYC in accused bong toss
NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Amanda Bynes was charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of an apartment window in New York City.
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Third-grade FCAT math and reading scores static
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Third-grade math and reading scores on Florida's standardized test have remained static, while writing scores show a significant jump.
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Broadwell expresses remorse for Petraeus affair
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship.
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Jersey shore reopens for 1st post-Sandy summer
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christi…
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'Unusual condition' seen before Conn. derailment
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Federal officials investigating last week's commuter train derailment in Connecticut say the engineer described an "unusual condition" on the t…
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Aid group official says 4 wounded in Afghan attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A spokesman for an international aid organization says that four of its staff were injured in an attack on a guest house it uses in the Afgha…
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Truck in Wash. span collapse hauled drilling equip
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A trooper says the truck whose oversize load caused the collapse of an interstate bridge in Washington state was hauling drilling equipment …
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Md. suspect is son of Bush White House official
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — The son of a former aide to President George W. Bush is charged in Maryland with killing a man with a hatchet.
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18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport.
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Local artist found not guilty in DUI arrest case
SARASOTA - A jury needed little time to reach a verdict in a case against a Michigan woman charged with trying to escape arrest in Sarasota.
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Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama says sexual assault threatens the "trust and discipline" that makes the U.S. military strong and respected.
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No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has ordered that a couple who believe in faith healing over medicine be held without bail on third-degree murder charges in th…
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HIV/AIDS in our community
CARES Outreach Services features 'Out of control' about the disproportionate rate of infections in various communities.
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Personal finance expert Suze Orman speaks at UF
GAINESVILE, Fla. (AP) — Graduates of the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will receive one final lesson before they get their diplomas.
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Some damage reported from 5.7 quake in N. Calif.
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A sheriff says an earthquake in far northeastern California did not cause any injuries, but did cause moderate damages, including to a water tank.
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SPD invites you to boating safety event this weekend
SARASOTA - The Sarasota Police Department inviting all boaters and boating enthusiasts to join them for a boating safety event.
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Multiple aftershocks follow 5.7 quake in N. Calif.
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At least 22 aftershocks have struck following an earthquake in far northeastern California that was felt as far away as San Francisco and in …
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UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane
LONDON (AP) -- Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rat…
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Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
MIAMI (AP) — During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to ge…
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Fla. man dies after crashing into moving train
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — A man is dead after hit vehicle hit a Florida East Coast Railway train hit in Melbourne.
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Fla. Gov. asked to return money to insurer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A leading Florida Democrat is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to return $110,000 in campaign contributions from an insurer.
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Austria links UN peacekeepers to Syria arms ban
VIENNA (AP) — Austria said Friday that it may rethink its U.N. peacekeeping role in the Golan Heights, if the European Union doesn't extend its arms embargo to Syria.
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Boston bombing suspect's hearing rescheduled again
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).
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Correction: Mozambique-UN story
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — In a story May 21 about U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visiting Mozambique, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Mozambique bec…
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With symbolic ribbon cutting, NJ shore is open
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has cut a ribbon to symbolically reopen the state's shore for the summer season, seven months after being d…
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Explosion hits heart of Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several kilometers (miles) away.
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I-5 bridge collapse caused by truck hitting span
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol chief says the Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit (SKA'-jiht) River at Mount Vernon was caused by an o…
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Egypt: 3 women killed in 'honor' crime
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian security official says 10 male relatives have killed a mother and her two daughters on suspicion of moral offenses — so-called "honor k…
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Pakistan: US diplomat kills pedestrian in accident
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. Embassy says an American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital.
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Zimbabwe activist: Prisoners denied Aids drugs
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive …
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