An 18-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed Monday night by a fire truck in Winter Park, Fla. Police said the driver was not at fault as he was turning into a hospital, when the cyclist, riding in the same direction on Lakemont Avenue in front of Winter Park Memorial Hospital, lost control and fell under [...]
Florida teen charged with lying to police about “Twilight” bite marks
Feb. 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
MIAMI — A 15-year-old Marathon, Fla. girl has been charged with making a false police report and was released to her mother’s custody after authorities said she lied about bite marks on her body. The girl, whose name was not released because of her age, allegedly told her mother she was attacked by a man [...]
Five children die in central Florida fire
Nov. 10, 2010 1 Comment
Five children, three brothers and two sisters, died in a house fire on Monday in Citra, Fla. that fire officials believed was caused by a space heater. Trapped inside the house at 1760 NE 182nd Place were the five children of Krista Jordan, a night-shift manager at a McDonalds restaurant, according to the St. Petersburg [...]
Transcript of Florida Gubernatorial Debate with CNN’s John King
Oct. 25, 2010 1 Comment
This is an unedited transcript of Florida Gubernatorial Debate with CNN’s John King. CREDIT: CNN’s John King/USA. JOHN KING, HOST: Good evening everyone from the University of South Florida in Tampa. This is a special edition of JOHN KING, USA, the Florida’s Governor Debate sponsored by CNN and the “St. Petersburg Times”. Just eight days [...]
“Wizarding World of Harry Potter” opens at Universal Orlando this spring
Jan. 28, 2010 1 Comment
Harry Potter fans flock to Florida
Florida teens plead not guilty after being accused of setting boy on fire
Nov. 19, 2009 Leave a Comment
Woman catches thieves with webcam-like security system
April 11, 2009 3 Comments
A Boynton Beach, Fla. woman busted four robbers who broke into her house after she saw them ransacking her home on a digital webcam security system that let her check in on her house from her work computer. Talk about timing. When Jeanne Thomas saw four men robbing her house, she called 911 and the [...]
Winner takes all
Jan. 29, 2008 Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain, in a tight race, has won the all-or-nothing Republican primary in Florida.
Over the past few weeks, since his victories in both South Carolina and in New Hampshire, McCain has begun to emerge as something of a steamroller. Depending on how he fares on February 5, in what is as close to a national primary as possible, [..]
Cops arrest grandmother at drive-thru for not pulling forward to the next window
Jan. 21, 2008 Leave a Comment
The 2007 Volkswagen Eos on the Florida Keys
April 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Imagine a New England winter—the air is cold, crisp and clear. It’s a perfect evening to slide back the moon roof and watch the stars with that special someone. Imagine a Florida spring—temperate and green—with weather that makes you want to slide open the sunroof. Imagine a California summer—hot and bright—a convertible paradise. Picture a [...]