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Fire destroys 3,500-year-old Florida tree
A fire early Monday destroyed a 125-foot tall cypress tree in central Florida known as “The Senator.” At an estimated 3,500 years old, it was one of the world’s oldest trees.
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Maryland Lawyer Busted in Sex Sting wants Guilty Plea Removed
By Beach Blogger at 17 January, 2012, 5:10 am
A lawyer from Maryland, who also is a children’s balloon entertainer, is accused of traveling to Central Florida in the hopes of having sex with who he thought was a 14-year-old boy.
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Study: Babies try lip-reading in learning to talk
By Beach Blogger at 17 January, 2012, 4:10 am
Rock band Days of the New and ‘LA Ink’ TV star Amy Nicoletto will appear this March at Fort Myers’… This undated handout photo provided by Florida Atlantic University shows a baby, looking at a monitor, wearing a band that contains a little magnet that the head-tracker, Read More
Read More >>6-year-old boy accidentally shoots 16-year-old in Central Florida
Angela Jones , grandmother of Anthony Lane Jr., is hugged by a family member Monday, Jan.
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Early Voting Begins in 5 Florida Counties
Early voting began Monday in Hillsborough, Hardy, Hendry, Monroe and Collier counties, five days ahead of the South Carolina primary.
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FAMU Band Member Says He Was Verbally Harassed
A Florida A&M band member said he was verbally harassed by another member for not joining a subgroup of the band’s trombone section known as “Thunder,” according to a letter written by a band staff member to the head of the music department.
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Anti-immigration tone alienating Hispanics
The Republican Party is beefing up its minority outreach nationwide and preparing to put its rising Latino stars on the campaign trail amid concerns that tough immigration rhetoric in the presidential primary is taking on an increasingly anti-Hispanic tone.
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Romney, Gingrich Looking For Florida Prize
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Jan.
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