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First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 Documents

St. Johns County top of the class, lead state in FCAT reading

St. Johns County ninth- and 10th-graders led the state in reading, according to the 2012 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results released Friday by the state.St. Johns fourth-, eighth- and 10th-grade students ranked at the top of the state on the ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Florida Times-Union ]

Entities: Nassau (Bahamas), Public Education, State Education, Jacksonville (Florida, United States)

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents

The South Florida Law Offices of Slootsky, Perez & Braxton Launch...

The Law Offices of Slootsky, Perez & Braxton launched SlootskyLaw.com, a website devoted to helping accident victims in South Florida. Your Legal TeamFort Lauderdale, Florida – The Law Offices of Slootsky, Perez & Braxton launched SlootskyLaw.com, a website ... [ Published 2 hours ago by PRWeb ]

Entities: Fort Lauderdale, Wrongful Death, MALPRACTICE, Internet Marketing

First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents

Monday's forecast calls for warm temps and afternoon showers

It's definitely summer in South Florida with rain and sun in the forecast. The day is expected to start out clear and sunny with temperatures just below 90 degrees. Afternoon storms are possible with a 30 percent chance of rain after 2 p.m., according ... [ Published 2 hours ago by WHLG Coast 101.3 FM ]

Entities: Tropical Storm, Georgia, Tropical Storm Alberto

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 Documents

Bill Nelson

A Pig's Breakfast

TAMPA -- With conservative energy running high, Republicans inFlorida nearly ran the electoral table in 2010, with all of theparty's candidates running on unambiguous conservative platforms.There was every reason then to believe that center-right Flo ... [ Published 4 hours ago by American Spectator ]

Entities: Bill Nelson, George LeMieux, Charlie Crist, US Senate, United States

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated 16 hours ago - 7 Documents

Jailed 20 years for firing warning shot at wall

Marissa Alexander, 31, had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010.She had allegedly fired the warning shot to scare off her estranged husband - against whom she had a restraining order - when she felt he was threatening ... [ Published 16 hours ago by Today Online ]

Entities: Restraining Order, Aggravated Assault, Jacksonville (Florida, United States), Sentencing, Felony

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated 18 hours ago - 5 Documents

Lance Armstrong

2012 Ironman 70.3 Florida results: Lance Armstrong overpowering in first pro win

Endurance Sports Examiner+ SubscribeWhenever newly-minted triathlon pro Lance Armstrong shows up at a race there is an added sense of excitement and it was no different when the gun sounded to signal the start of Ironman 70.3 Florida on Sunday May 20, ... [ Published 18 hours ago by Examiner.com ]

Entities: Lance Armstrong, Smoking, Nutrition

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 Documents

A medical examiner's report says a Florida mother shot her four children 18 times before killing herself.

Florida Today reports Brevard County's medical examiner wrote in the report that a revolver was fired against the chest of at least two children. There were 19 gunshot wounds found on the victims, including the self-inflicted wound to 33-year-old Tonya ... [ Published 18 hours ago by 10connects.com ]

Entities: Ports

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated 20 hours ago - 4 Documents

Lucky escape as small plane crash lands on Florida street and no one is hurt

A small plane crash landed on a Florida street on Saturdayafternoon, police said.The four-seater 1965 Mooney came down on Sheridan Street inCooper City at around noon and veered into trees on the side of the road as the pilot tried to avoid oncoming ... [ Published 20 hours ago by Mail Online UK ]

Entities: Tom Gallagher, Landing Area, Georgia

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 6 Documents

Instead of Lowering Bar, How About Teaching Students To Write Correctly?

Posted by on May 20, 2012 in Daily, Insights on Education | 0 CommentLet me see if I have this right:(1) Florida has just seen a huge drop in the scores on its FCAT public school writing tests.(2) This year Florida “toughened the way it grades the writing ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Education News ]

Entities: Palm Beach, Florida Department of Education, Teaching, FL St Brd of Ed

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 10 Documents

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has positives, vulnerabilities as a VP

MIAMI For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back.The 40-year-old Florida lawmaker ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Denver Post ]

Entities: Marco Rubio, Vulnerability, Republican Party (US), Steve Schmidt

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 3 Documents

Auburn Baseball pulls out dramatic 5-4 victory over Florida

Auburn's senior class would not be denied in its final regular season game at Plainsman Park as the baseball team pulled out a 5-4 win over No. 2 Florida on Saturday. The win upped Auburn's record to 30-26, 13-17 SEC while Florida dropped to 40-16, 18-12 ... [ Published May 20 2012 by WSFA ]

Entities: Justin Bryant, John Pawlowski, Preston Tucker, Brian Johnson

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 12 Documents

3 charged with terrorism ahead of Nato summit

CHICAGO: Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held on Saturday on terrorism conspiracy charges, accused of trying to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the Nato summit.Their attorney, Sarah Gelsomino, said ... [ Published May 19 2012 by The Gulf Today ]

Entities: Terrorism, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale

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The woman refused to identify herself or give any callback numbers, but told the investigator that Mr. Zimmerman "has racist ideologies and that he is fully capable of instigating a confrontation that could have escalated to the point of Zimmerman having to use deadly force."

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