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LEESBURG, Fla. -- Authorities say a man has died and a woman is injured after their small plane crashed in central Florida.Jack Fillman of Lake County Fire-Rescue says something had gone wrong with ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Panhandle officials say record numbers of tourists visited northwest Florida this past year.Walton County collected $16.5 million in bed taxes from October 2011 through ...

speeding Miami Police officer last year filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that several agencies illegally accessed her personal information to intimidate ...

All of Tampa Bay's division mates won their games in Week 16, leading to a big playoff edge for the Falcons and talk of a carryover effect from strong finishes in Carolina and New ...

Wellington . They say a five-week old puppy, in critical need of surgery, has been stolen from their no-kill shelter."It's tragic … he's the cutest thing in the world," ...

Beverly Richards, 58, was arrested late Sunday night and faces charges including improper exhibition of a firearm, discharging a firearm in public and use of a firearm under the influence of alcohol, ...

SANIBEL, Florida--Visit the beaches on this Gulf Coast barrier island and you're likely to see people doing the Sanibel Stoop. That's the term for the bent-at-the-waist posture used to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's schools are adopting uniform academic standards shared with most other states, but the move is not creating the kind of uproar that's surrounded some other ...

HOUSTON -; Authorities say a powerful storm moving across the southeast toppled a tree onto a pickup truck in the Houston area, killing the ...

Guests try out Butterbeer at the 2010 grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which has pumped new life into Universal Orlando theme park. New Potter-themed attractions are in the ...

The Archdiocese of Miami will hold a prayer vigil for a Florida death row inmate and former policeman ahead of his scheduled Dec. 11 execution."Recourse to the death penalty is both cruel and ...

Unemployment benefit denials have increase by 140 percent from the time a law changing unemployment benefits was implemented until the third quarter 2011, according to federal labor date, contained ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Freezing rain and sleet made for a sloppy Christmas trek in parts of the nation's midsection, while residents along the Gulf Coast braced for thunderstorms, high winds and ...

TAMPA (CBSMiami/AP) -- Bill McBride, the Florida Democrat who defeated Janet Reno for the party’s gubernatorial nomination in 2002 but lost to Republican Gov. Jeb Bush, will be remembered this ...

While most people celebrated the holidays at home, a handful of babies were recovering from heart surgery Christmas Day at Joe DiMaggio Children’s ...

Face-chewing victim continues recovery in Florida A homeless Miami man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre assault says he doesn't want more surgery to repair the ...

MONROE COUNTY (CBSMiami) - A 46-year-oldBoynton Beachwoman led deputies in the Florida Keys on a chase that reached speeds of 120 mph and left her sitting in her urine and feces early ...

Boca Raton to strike out.The city known for its buzzing downtown restaurants and cafes is getting its own new attraction: a boutique eight-lane bowling alley.Nestled in a group of buildings known as ...

On Christmas Day, Miami-Dade County Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the boy’s public school family would help cover the cost of the ...

Father and doctor Ramsey Saffouri spoke with NBC 6 South Florida about the birth of his twins at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. He and his family also brought gifts for infants at the ...

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