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Gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend

MIAMI (AP) — Gay rights advocates are rallying around an 18-year-old central Florida girl who was expelled from school and charged with having sexual contact with her …

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Scott signs bill to expand early voting days

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Scott signed a bill that will allow elections supervisors to expand early voting days and sites.

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Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bears fan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Chicago fan at a popular waterfront shopping area before a Bears/Jaguars football…

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Lawyer challenges 'impolitely' blowing horn ticket

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida attorney wants a DeLand police officer to show up in court to explain why he skipped a traffic hearing after pulling him over for…

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Jacksonville Head Start center to open Wednesday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville's 24 Head Start centers are set to reopen after being shuttered when the federal government stopped providing the Jacksonville U…

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Ocala man dies when storm topples tree on car

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Police say a 28-year-old Ocala man died when a large oak tree fell on his vehicle during a thunderstorm.

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DCF deemed boy safe before he was left in vehicle

MIAMI (AP) — Six months before a baby boy died after being left strapped in his car seat, the Florida Department of Children and Families concluded there was no eviden…

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Face-chewing victim continues recovery in Miami

MIAMI (AP) — A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his injuries.

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Fla. Gov. visit to Chile marks 8th overseas trip

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is leaving the country for his eighth overseas trade-related trip in the last two-and-half years.

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Miami-Dade schools settle sex harass lawsuits

MIAMI (AP) — Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them.

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Last of FAMU suspects in court

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The last of the suspects to be charged with the death of a Florida A & M University drum major during a hazing ritual has a date in court.

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State Board of Education to get legislative update

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Members of Florida's State Board of Education are getting an update on a series of education measures that were passed by the Florida Legisla…

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Fla. foster youth head to DC to shadow lawmakers

MIAMI (AP) — Several Florida former foster youth are joining dozens of foster youth from around the country on Capitol Hill to shadow U.S. lawmakers.

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Men report attack after snapping photo of Lillard

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo…

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Parents: Woman tricked into abortion struggling

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a Tampa woman who says she was tricked by her boyfriend into taking a pill that led to a miscarriage are speaking out, saying no woma…

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Highlights from Fla. Gov. Rick Scott's vetoes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Fla. Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed a new $74.1 billion state budget into law. The new budget covers spending from July 1 to June 30, 2013.

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2 bodies found in Chassahowitzka Forest in Fla.

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Investigators believe a Tampa Bay area couple found dead in a forest was the result of a murder-suicide.

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Universal Orlando raises ticket prices

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando has raised the price of a one-day, single-park ticket to $92.

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18-foot-8-inch python caught in South Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Wildlife officials say a Burmese python nearly 19 feet long has been captured in South Florida.

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Fla. Gov. oks sales tax holiday for August

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida shoppers this August will get to buy computers without having to pay sales taxes.

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Fla. Powerball winner hasn't come forward

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — So far the winner hasn't come forward to claim the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

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MacDill medical ops member killed in car crash

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — Officials at MacDill Air Force base say a member of their medical operations squadron has died in a traffic accident.

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Fla. Gov. vetoes nearly $400 million from budget

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is vetoing nearly $400 million from the state's new budget.

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Deputies: Bartender, 3 patrons sliced by angry man

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 50-year-old man is accused of attacking four people with a fillet knife in an Indian Rocks Beach bar.

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Man's body found after north Fla. home explodes

YULEE, Fla. (AP) — The body of a man was found following an explosion inside a north Florida mobile home.

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2 Fantasy 5 players share $85,758.86 top prize

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $85,758.86 each, the Florida Lottery said Monday.

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Woman falls off 3rd floor balcony in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A woman fell from a third floor balcony of a Gainesville apartment during a party.

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4 rescued from burning boat off St. Pete Beach

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four people are safe after their boat caught fire off St. Pete Beach.

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Baby found, father charged in South Fla.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Police arrested a Miami Gardens man after asking for the public's help in finding his missing daughter.

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Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — It will be an anxious wait for a small Florida city to find out who won the biggest Powerball jackpot in history.

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Inmate who escaped from Miss. captured in Florida

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Highway Patrol officials say they have arrested an inmate who escaped from a Mississippi state work camp. They also arrested the woman they …

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20-year-old Fla. woman killed in scooter crash

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A 20-year-old woman has died after the scooter she was riding in was rear ended by a Hummer in southwest Florida.

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Cargo ship worker rescued after injury at Fla port

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A worker on a cargo ship docked in South Florida is recovering from injuries after officials say he was struck by a cargo container.

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Fla. Gov. will veto 3 percent college tuition hike

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is going to veto a proposed three percent tuition hike for college and university students.

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Coast Guard rescues 13 from sinking boat in Fla.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 13 people after their boat sank in the waters off Clearwater.

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Fla. gov. steps up pace on signing death warrants

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott is signing death warrants at a pace rarely seen in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

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Fla. girl who lost feet in lawnmower meets dolphin

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A toddler whose feet were amputated after her father accidentally backed over her with a riding lawnmower had a special meeting with her hero.

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Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a winning Powerball ticket now worth …

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Man falls 16 floors from hotel balcony, dies

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man has died after authorities say he fell from a 16th floor balcony of a downtown Jacksonville hotel.

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Fight between neighbors leads to shooting in Fla.

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after they say a fight erupted between two neighbors over their dogs led to a shooting in South Florida.

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8 yr-old autistic boy goes missing on Fla vacation

PERDIDO KEY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are searching by land and sea for an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle.

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Charter bus hits, killed victim at Fla. airport

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a pedestrian was hit by a bus and killed at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport.

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Robber steals off-duty deputy's purse, gun

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are searching for the man they say stole an off-duty deputy's purse that held her badge and gun at a central Florida grocery store.