Balloon family quietly moves to Bay Area

You may remember the story from back in October: the world watched as we thought a boy was trapped in a big balloon zooming across the skies of Colorado. Now, the family has left Colorado, and moved to Bradenton.

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‘Balloon Boy’ and family land — in Florida

Remember Falon Heene aka “Balloon Boy” and all the frenzy created when his father, Richard Heene, claimed he floated away in a giant homemade UFO-shaped helium balloon in Fort Collins, Colorado last October? It was a big hoax. Hours later, authorities learned Falcon had been hiding in Read More

Family force boy to sleep with dog in laundry room, spend his time in garage

A Tavares couple, Mikelann Renwick, 47, and Steven Renwick, 55, face charges of child neglect and aggravated child abuse. Mikelann Renwick took the boy to Florida Hospital Waterman on Wednesday because he was vomiting. Hospital staffers observed that the boy had several injuries to his head, legs Read More

FloriDUH: We’re fair game for fair food

We didn’t know it at the time, but early this year, Floridians served as fair food guinea pigs. Yes, it seems we were the first in the nation to double our doses of cholesterol meds. And what caught our fancy is now being churned out for the Midwestern masses. Veteran concessionaire Dennis Read More

Eye surgery brings focus to Iraqi refugee family

He came with his family seeking refuge from war, but couldn't see his way in his new home.

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Founder of Florida A&M Marching 100 dies at 91

William P. Foster, credited with innovating a much-imitated high-stepping style as founder and longtime director of the Florida A&M Marching 100 band, died Saturday. He was 91.

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FL officer, community spar over patriotic display

A South Florida police official is fighting his homeowner association's request that he remove a patriotic display from his garage door.

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What’s in a name? Your faith, apparently

Ever wondered, like Shakespeare, what’s in a name? Elijah Williams hadn’t really wondered until a few weeks ago, when the veteran Broward County Family Court judge was alerted to anonymous blog posts that concluded his first name is secret evidence that Williams is Muslim. If you Read More