Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush headline Hispanic gathering

Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush will be the featured attractions at a Miami conference on Jan. 27 hosted by the Hispanic Leadership Network, which calls itself a center-right advocacy group. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida The conference begins on Jan. 26 with a presidential candidates’ debate Read More

Romney launches TV ad in Florida

Looking well beyond Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses, Mitt Romney announced plans to launch a television ad in Florida to try to consolidate his image as the leader of the Republican presidential hopefuls. The ad, dubbed “Leader,” promotes Romney’s claim that he’s “a man of steadiness and Read More

2 dead in shooting, suspect arrested

Police have arrested a gunman who opened fire on his family members inside a South Florida home, killing two and injuring another.

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Today in the State Capitol: ALFs and Foreclosures

TALLAHASSEE — It’s the last committee day of the week and lawmakers are eager to return home for the Thanksgiving holiday week. So here are some of the highlights of the last day. * The S enate Health Regulation Committee and the Senate Committee on Children, Family and Elder Affairs Read More

Thursday Morning Reads: Scott is a grandpa; Broward comes out again

TALLAHASSEE — It’s almost the end of the week and we have five stories for you to read this morning. And we’re off. * Broward County has passed a new ordinance prohibiting the county from doing business with companies that don’t treat same sex couples as spouses, the Read More

Theater needs new digital equipment

One of the oldest movie theaters in the Bay area held a fundraiser on Sunday as part of an effort to remain in business. The Ruskin Drive-In Theater Car Show & Family Fun day began at noon and lasted over four hours.  

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Female passenger seriously injured

An 88-year-old Citrus County man was killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Road 700 and Lone Pine St. in Homosassa. Delbert Kuhns was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, 84-year-old Betty Kuhns, was airlifted by helicopter to St. Joseph’s Hospital Read More

Correction: Air Race Crash-Lawsuit story

In a story Nov. 1 about a lawsuit filed in Texas by the family of a man killed when a racing aircraft crashed into spectators in Reno, and in previous reports about the Sept. 16 crash, The Associated Press erroneously reported that crash victim Craig Salerno was an air racing pilot. Salerno was Read More