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ALDI grocery chain holding Broward County job fairs Tuesday and Friday

Florida inmate loses appeal for victim's truck

A Florida appellate court has ruled against a death row inmate who was convicted of killing a couple and then petitioned to keep a vintage pickup that belonged to one of the victims.

Rex, Woody Visit Sealed Revis Deal For Jets

Darrelle Revis and Rex Ryan looked at each other, huddled in a conference room in Florida, and immediately knew they had the same game plan. The New York Jets' star cornerback wanted to get back on the football field.

ALDI grocery chain holding South Florida hiring events Tuesday and Friday

The German discount grocer ALDI is hosting job fairs Tuesday and Friday to help fill positions at three South Florida locations opening this fall.

Florida Church Sparks Controversy

A church in Florida sparked a heated protest all the way to Afghanistan on Monday.

Florida Church set to burn copy of koran

Tyler--- A florida congregation and their pastor plan on burning copy of koran on the anniversary of nine-eleven.

Mistaken Identity Leads To Orlando Woman's Arrest

An Orlando woman who was wrongfully arrested over the weekend in a case of mistaken identity in Broward County was released from jail late Monday night. Paola Andrea Londono, her husband and 9-month-old were returning to Port Everglades onboard a Carnival cruise ship Sunday when authorities came to their cabin, told her there had been a warrant for her arrest and handcuffed her.

News by location

Get local and national news updates via E-mail. PITTSBURGH - The Atlanta Braves lost a game they badly needed to win. Even worse, they lost to a Pirates team whose only apparent goal appears to be avoiding the franchise's worst season in nearly 50 years.

Hi Score Conversion of Florida Condominium to Energy Saving Lighting Saves 40% Off Light Bill

MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) - Hi Score Corporation ( PINKSHEETS : HSCO ) announced today that the second stage of the conversion of the Ocean Four Condominium Towers in Sunny Isles, Florida has been completed. The company successfully completed the replacement of approximately 3,500 T8 fluorescent tubes with the EcoGreenBulb T5 Retrofit System. Management at Ocean Four confirmed ...

Hi Score Conversion of Florida Condominium to Energy Saving Lighting Saves 40% Off Light Bill

MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - 09/07/10) - Hi Score Corporation (Pinksheets: HSCO - News ) announced today that the second stage of the conversion of the Ocean Four Condominium Towers in Sunny Isles, Florida has been completed. The company successfully completed the replacement of approximately 3,500 T8 fluorescent tubes with the EcoGreenBulb T5 Retrofit System. Management at Ocean Four confirmed that ...

Grocery Giant Holds Job Fair Tuesday

The grocery retailer ALDI is holding a big job fair Tuesday to hire workers for new stores opening in South Florida.

Cruise ship passenger with baby wrongly arrested, accused of prostitution

Paola Londono, 32, stepped off a cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale following a week-long vacation in the Caribbean. Holding her son in her arms, Londono passed through U.S. Customs, unaware she was about to be arrested and jailed for a crime she did not commit, reports WKMG News in Orlando.

TS Hermine mean to Texas coast

MIAMI, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Hermine lashed out in deep southern Texas, dumping heavy rains and bringing strong winds to the coast, forecasters said Tuesday. Tropical Storm Hermine - Texas - Tropical cyclone - Mexico - Rio Grande

Bucs says blackout likely for Browns game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers officials said they expect Sunday's regular-season opener against the Cleveland Browns to be blacked out on local television.

Bucs says blackout likely for Browns game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers officials said they expect Sunday's regular-season opener against the Cleveland Browns to be blacked out on local television.

EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods' Ex-Wife Goes House Hunting & Visits Friends In South Florida

Tiger Woods' ex-wife Elin Nordegren spent the Labor Day weekend in South Florida, visiting friends and checking out real estate, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. Elin left her Orlando-area rental home on Friday with the couple's children and drove a couple of hours south to the West Palm Beach area.

ZalDiva Closes $250,000 Investment

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----ZalDiva, Inc. , , a specialty entertainment company and distributor of new and vintage Pop Culture collectibles, comic books and memorabilia, announces today that it has received $250,000 from a private placement.

Florida education news: School volunteers, Facebook friends, middle school sports and more

JUST YOUR NORMAL TEACHER: Nour Elmohd wears a hijab and practices Islam, but at Hillsborough County's MacFarlane Park Elementary School she not a point of controversy. She's a teacher . (Times photo, Skip O'Rourke) HELP WANTED: Leaders at Pinellas Gibbs High School seek more parent and community volunteers to help the school shed its poor academic rating. St. Petersburg College president Bill ...

Florida education news: School volunteers, Facebook friends, middle school sports and more

JUST YOUR NORMAL TEACHER: Nour Elmohd wears a hijab and practices Islam, but at Hillsborough County's MacFarlane Park Elementary School she not a point of controversy. She's a teacher . (Times photo, Skip O'Rourke) HELP WANTED: Leaders at Pinellas Gibbs High School seek more parent and community volunteers to help the school shed its poor academic rating. St. Petersburg College president Bill ...

Florida education news: School volunteers, Facebook friends, middle school sports and more

JUST YOUR NORMAL TEACHER: Nour Elmohd wears a hijab and practices Islam, but at Hillsborough County's MacFarlane Park Elementary School she not a point of controversy. She's a teacher . (Times photo, Skip O'Rourke) HELP WANTED: Leaders at Pinellas Gibbs High School seek more parent and community volunteers to help the school shed its poor academic rating. St. Petersburg College president Bill ...

Florida education news: School volunteers, Facebook friends, middle school sports and more

JUST YOUR NORMAL TEACHER: Nour Elmohd wears a hijab and practices Islam, but at Hillsborough County's MacFarlane Park Elementary School she not a point of controversy. She's a teacher . (Times photo, Skip O'Rourke) HELP WANTED: Leaders at Pinellas Gibbs High School seek more parent and community volunteers to help the school shed its poor academic rating. St. Petersburg College president Bill ...

Coyotes Open Season With 38-7 Loss At FBS Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rob Calabrese strengthened his hold on Central Florida ‘s starting quarterback job, completing his first nine passes and throwing for 176 yards and a touchdown in a 38-7 over South Dakota on Saturday.

Harkins Finds Orlando Medical Office Niche

ORLANDO-Harkins Commercial Inc. closed seven medical office transactions in the Orlando area in August. The deals, which included two medical building sales and five medical office leases, are valued at $2.5 million.

Rising to the occasion

Skateboard fans deserve credit for tackling a tough problem: the high cost of Sarasota's Payne Park

Harper: Buck shows Orioles how to win

In the visiting manager's office, Buck Showalter was discussing his new life as manager of the Orioles when the conversation somehow turned to spring training.

Florida Sept. 11 Koran-Burning Spurs Debate

A Florida church led by pastor Terry Jones has spent weeks publicizing its plan to burn Korans on September 11. But now that hundreds of people in Afghanistan and Indonesia are protesting the planned event and General David Petraeus has condemned it, saying it will endanger his troops, the U.S. is starting to pay more attention to this fringe but increasingly high-profile event. What does it ...

Florida working past its missteps

After months of retooling, Florida seems a little puzzled about where it is going into week two.

Rex, Woody visit helped seal Revis deal for Jets

Darrelle Revis and Rex Ryan looked at each other, huddled in a conference room in Florida, and immediately knew they had the same game plan. The New York Jets' star cornerback wanted to get back on the football field. The brash and boisterous coach badly wanted him there. "He was smiling like he took a trip to Disney World," Revis recalled Monday.

Walt Disney World Resort Update

MouseAdventure Registration Extended, Best Friends Pet Care Grand Opening, Space Mountain Now in Starry-O-Phonic Sound, Kids sail free on certain 7-night cruises, Jeff Galloway joins runDisney, WDW quarterly injury report, 1 Year to Aulani

West Hills exits Valley Conference in realignment

West Hills College fell victim to Northern California junior college football's survival of the fittest and said goodbye to the Valley Conference this year.

West County booters poised for strong soccer season

The West County has long been a hot-bed for boys high school soccer, thanks in large part to the strong El Mo teams of the early 90’s, and the nearly two decades of dominance enjoyed by Analy.

Have a Not-So-Scary Halloween on a Disney World Florida Holiday With Florida4Less

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 09/07/10) - Mickey Mouse and friends are inviting families to say 'BOO!' to the bogeyman this autumn on Disney World Florida holidays with Florida4Less. Halloween is that time of year when adults and children bring out the broomsticks and throw those old sheets over their heads for a night of ghoulish fun and games. Walt Disney World Florida is going a ...

Relationship stripped of romance on Duval

KEY WEST -- A tourist couple feuding over a visit to a Duval Street strip club led to a fight between the man and a guesthouse security guard Friday morning. No arrests were made. The Lebanon,... read more

Obituaries

ANN ELLIOTT TOBIN Ann Elliott Tobin, 80, died at the University of Miami Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Tobin was born Feb. 19, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the... read more

Animal welfare is our first concern, euthanasia is our last resort

Following recent reports in the media about the administration of the animal shelters in Big Pine Key and Marathon, the Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (FKSPCA), the... read more

Open permits delay home sales

Dozens of Key West homeowners applied for a permit to make renovations, then failed to have the completed work inspected to formally close out the permit. Open permits can hinder the sale of a... read more

Today in Keys History

20 YEARS AGO Key West officials held a meeting to discuss a black activist's allegations of police brutality in Bahama Village. Florida environmentalists were urging President Bush to resist... read more

Easy win shapes USF’s preparations for UF

By: Phil Neary, SPORTS EDITOR USF's opening day and ensp;blowout win against Stony Brook on Saturday night and ensp;provided a strong, emotional start to the Skip Holtz era. ...

USF eateries add new options

As part of USF's initiative to increase sustainability on campus, Dining Services has switched from using and ensp;disposable Styrofoam to-go food containers to reusable and ensp;to-go boxes made of recyclable materials. ...

St. Thomas Aquinas cruises to victory

For the third consecutive season, St. Thomas Aquinas looked dominant in the Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic. Led by a dominant performance by its defense, which recorded three sacks on their opponent's first drive, St. Thomas cruised to a 31-3 victory against Dallas Skyline on Monday afternoon at Cowboys Stadium.

Miami Hurricanes want to turn up the pressure

To stop Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, Miami will have to rely on a pass rush led by defensive end Olivier Vernon.

Florida Gators' Branley getting a grip on snaps

GAINESVILLE -- Sweaty hands and a limp wrist were the reasons coach Urban Meyer gave for center Mike Pouncey's errant shotgun snaps in Florida's season opener.

Miami Hurricanes want to turn up the pressure

To stop Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, Miami will have to rely on a pass rush led by defensive end Olivier Vernon.

Sarasota region hit harder in building slump

The drop in construction, and the jobs that go with it, is hitting Southwest Florida two to three

Eye on the spill: oil tracker Mitchell Roffer keeps tabs on Gulf for researchers, anglers and public

Orlando police solve all 2010 murders

Orlando's 100% clearance rate for murders comes just a few years after the city's murder rate hit an all-time high in 2006, when 49 were killed. Recent arrests cleared all of Orlando's murder cases in 2010 -- a rare milestone in a city with about 235,000 people that only a few years ago experienced a record number of homicides.

Orlando police have no uncleared murders in 2010

Orlando's 100% clearance rate for murders comes just a few years after the city's murder rate hit an all-time high in 2006, when 49 were killed. Orlando police Detective Joseph Gribble's first case in the homicide unit seemed nearly impossible to solve.

On Sept. 7 in NEPA

On this date in NEPA75 years ago, Jimmy Conway, a South Scranton native and a welterweight prize fighter, died in the hurricane that hit the Florida Keys on Sept. 2. The hurricane killed more than 400 people. Most of the dead were World War I veterans w

FSU's Harris to play, then attend funeral

Times staff, wires Monday, September 6, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — Florida State CB Mike Harris , a heralded junior college transfer who had a stellar debut Saturday afternoon, suffered a huge loss later that day when his ailing mother died. Harris was at practice Monday afternoon, and he's expected to make the trip to Oklahoma for Saturday's game against the Sooners before returning home to Miami for ...