Pet Therapy Pig May Get Exception from Coral Springs, Fla.
Ray Family(CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.) — The city of Coral Springs, Fla., may reconsider its decision not to grant the waiver a local mother sought for her son’s miniature pet therapy pig.Heather Ray got the tiny Juliana pig named Twinkie for her 8-yea…
Suspect in Florida Lottery Winner’s Murder Cries During Her Trial
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — Doris “Dee Dee” Moore swindled money from Florida lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, then fatally shot him and buried his body, prosecutor Jay Pruner said Wednesday during opening statements at Moore’s trial…
Brothers Rely on Cooler to Survive Boat Capsizing
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A pair of Florida boaters are alive today after clinging to parts of a cooler for nearly seven hours when their fishing boat capsized off the coast of Miami.George Verdecia, 29, and his older brother, who was not nam…
Florida Asks Women to Spill Their Sex Habits
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Florida Department of Health is getting a little too close for comfort for some women in the state. The department recently mailed a survey to randomly selected women between the ages of 18 and 24 request…
NFL Suspends DE Cunningham 4 Games
Drew Hallowell/Philadelphia Eagles/Getty Images(FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) — New England Patriots defensive end Jermaine Cunningham was suspended for four games without pay by the National Football League on Monday for violating the league’s policy on p…
Woman Who Rode Manatee Arrested
Courtesy Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — A Florida woman who was caught on camera two months ago riding a manatee was arrested Saturday on a charge of violating the state’s Manatee Sanctuary Act.A witness snapped photos …
No. 4 Florida Takes Care Of No.10 Florida State 37-26.
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – No.4 Florida scored 24 straight points in the fourth quarter to defeat Florida State 37-26 Saturday, keeping its national title hopes alive.
The Gators improved to 11-1 and 7-1 in the SEC. Their…
Scoreboard Roundup – 11/24/12
Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) — NCAAF: (1) Notre Dame (12-0) popped USC (7-5), 22-13.
(2) Alabama (11-1) blanked Auburn (3-9), 49-0.
(3) Georgia (11-1) smacked Georgia Tech (6-6), 42-10.
(4) Ohio State (12-0) beats (20) Michigan (8-4), 26-21.
(5) Oreg…
Two Shot Outside Florida Walmart
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(TALLAHASSE, Fla.) — Two people were shot outside a Walmart in Florida on Black Friday, one of a rash of fights, robberies and other incidents that have cropped up on one of the most ballyhooed shopping days of the year.The…
Florida Dive-Boat Mishap Leaves Woman Dead
ABC(MIAMI) — A vacationing dive-boat passenger died after a rogue wave capsized a catamaran Thursday, tossing 21 passengers and two crew members into the ocean off the coast of Pompano Beach, Fla.The 45-foot boat capsized Thanksgiving Day afternoon as…
Girl, 7, ‘Not Right’ After Seeing Sister, 13, Shot Dead on Florida School Bus
George Doyle/Stockbyte(MIAMI) — A young Florida girl is “not the same” after seeing her older sister, 13, shot dead on a school bus early Tuesday, allegedly by a 15-year-old boy.”She’s not right. She’s not the same 7-year-old after seeing what she saw…
Scoreboard Roundup – 11/20/12
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NBA: The Philadelphia 76ers (7-4) rallied past the Toronto Raptors (3-8), 106-98.
The New York Knicks (8-1) cruised past the New Orleans Hornets (3-6), 102-80.
The Los Angeles Lakers (6-5) held off the Brooklyn N…
Girl, 7, Sees Sister, 13, Shot Dead on School Bus in South Florida
Hemera/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — One student is in custody and another six are in shock after watching a 13-year-old girl being shot aboard their school bus Tuesday morning in Homestead, Fla. An unidentified male student is in custody for the crime, accordi…
Cellphone Video Reveals Florida Teen’s Plan to Blow Up School
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Cellphone video just released by prosecutors offers a chilling view into the mind of a Florida teenager who in 2011 was charged with plotting to kill teachers and students with bombs at his Tampa high school.Jared Cano, then 17, w…
Scoreboard Roundup – 11/17/12
Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) — NCAAF: (14) Stanford (9-2) stopped (1) Oregon in overtime, 17-14.
Baylor (5-5) upset (2) Kansas State (10-1), 52-24.
(3) Notre Dame (11-0) stymied Wake Forest (5-6), 38-0.
(4) Alabama (10-1) blanked Western Carolina (1-…
Scoreboard Roundup – 11/14/12
Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) — NBA: The Boston Celtics (5-3) silenced the Utah Jazz (4-5), 98-93.The Milwaukee Bucks (5-2) slowed down the Indiana Pacers (3-6), 99-85.
The Dallas Mavericks (5-4) out muscled the Washington Wizards (0-7), 107-101.
The …
FL Woman Dies 3 Months After Husband Allegedly Doused Her With Gasoline
George Doyle/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(LAKELAND, Fla.) — Megan Kimbrough was a fighter, by all accounts, enduring countless surgeries as she recovered from a brutal attack allegedly perpetrated by her husband that left her with burns on 80 percent of her b…
Four Days After Election, Obama Wins in Florida
Kevin Winter/NBCUniversal/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Four days have passed since President Barack Obama took enough of the electoral college to secure a second term and Florida has still not quite counted 100 percent of its ballots. But with the last …
Romney Urges Every Eligible Voter to Head to Polls in Final Florida Rally
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(SANFORD, Fla.) — Mitt Romney began his final day of campaigning in the Sunshine State by telling voters in Sanford, Fla., that Tuesday will be a turning point in U.S. history and urging them to head to the polls.“Tom…
Alabama, Kansas State Lead Latest BCS Standings
Andy Lyons/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In the latest edition of the BCS standings, the defending National Champions continue to have a strangle hold on the number one spot.
One night after putting on a tremendous comeback victory on the road against LSU,…