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5 things to know in Florida for May 18
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. SMALL FLORIDA CITY WONDERS WHO SNAGGED WINNING POWERBALL TICKET Residents in the small Florida city of Zephyrhills are wondering who hit the historic $590.5M Powerball jackpot. The winner still hasn't come forward. Florida has ...
4 rescued from burning boat off St. Pete Beach
Four people are safe after their boat caught fire off St. Pete Beach. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the fire Sunday afternoon near Egmont Key. The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/12Gbvh6 ) reports nearby boaters gave refuge to the boaters. The names of the boaters haven't been released. ___ Information ...
Baby found, father charged in South Fla.
Police arrested a Miami Gardens man after asking for the public's help in finding his missing daughter. Miami Gardens police found the missing baby Sunday night after acting on a tip. Her father, 42-year-old Dexter Jones, is charged with removing a minor contrary to a court order. The Miami Herald ...
Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday or earlier at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a city ...
Inmate who escaped from Miss. captured in Florida
Florida Highway Patrol officials say they have arrested an inmate who escaped from a Mississippi state work camp. They also arrested the woman they say helped him flee. Trooper Shane Crawford stopped to help what he thought was a disabled vehicle in central Florida on Saturday. He ran a computer ...
Coast Guard rescues 13 from sinking boat in Fla.
The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 13 people after their boat sank in the waters off Clearwater. Luckily the family's boat sank close to the Coast Guard station at Sand Key on Saturday morning. Everyone onboard was also wearing a life jacket. Rescuers escorted the boaters safely to shore. The ...
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn't Matthew Bogel. On Sunday, he loaded groceries into his car after shopping at the ...
Pacers, Heat start bracing to square off again
A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments. Here they possibly go again, at least on the comment front. The Eastern Conference finals between ...
Fla. gov. steps up pace on signing death warrants
Gov. Rick Scott is signing death warrants at a pace rarely seen in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Scott already has signed five death warrants this year, including three in a recent span of less than four weeks. Only one of the five condemned men has ...
Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from the start and won 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. "Rafa was just too good today," Federer said. It tied for ...
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