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Tropical Storm Beryl: Little rain and no damage for Volusia coast
Tropical Storm Beryl brought rain and rip currents to Volusia beaches, but no other reported storm impacts, officials said.
Daytona Beach had less than half an inch of rain from Beryl, the second-named storm of the season which made landfall last night...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Tropical Storms, Weather Warnings, Volusia County, New Smyrna Beach
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Pedestrian struck, killed by antique car in Merritt Island
A 64-year-old Merritt Island man was killed Saturday night after he walked in front of an antique car and was struck on State Road 520 in Brevard County, troopers said. Thomas Armintrout, of Merritt Island, was not in a crosswalk or intersection when...
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol
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FHP identified Orlando biker killed in Brevard County crash
An Orlando biker who was riding his motorcycle at a high rate of speed died Saturday after he crashed in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol
Edward Jones, 54, was ejected from his 2008 Yamaha motorcycle after he lost control on a...Tags: Orlando, Florida Highway Patrol
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Subtropical storm Beryl forms; northeast Florida under tropical storm warning
Sun SentinelThe National Hurricane Center in Miami has issued a tropical storm warning for residents living in Volusia County. Subtropical Storm Beryl, the second named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, is moving west-southwest toward the southeastern...Tags: Orlando, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, Meteorological Disasters, Weather Warnings
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Inflated auto-insurance claims? Morgan & Morgan, Dan Newlin deny State Farm allegations
One of Central Florida's best-known law firms and a prominent Brevard County surgeon may have had an "across-the-board agreement" in recent years to inflate by millions of dollars the charges for spinal surgeries in auto-accident claims, according to...Tags: Religion and Belief, Legal Service, Trials, Business Enterprises, Orlando
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Robert L. Rice Sr., 87
Robert Lee Rice Sr., 87, died peacefully Thursday, April 26, 2012, with family members by his side at Cape Canaveral Hospital, Fla. He was of the Protestant faith. He was born April 3, 1925, in Pinesburg, Md., Washington County. He came to live in Brevard...
Tags: U.S. Navy, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cape Canaveral, World War II (1939-1945)
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Learn from a Highwayman
R.L. Lewis, one of the original Florida Highwaymen artists, will create a painting during a two-hour demonstration and lecture beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Gatehouse, a gift gallery of regional art at the Lakeside Inn in downtown Mount Dora....
Tags: Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Arts, Artists
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Poll shows Connie Mack with big lead in U.S. Senate primary
A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday gives U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, a wide lead in a U.S. Senate matchup against former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux and tea party candidate Mike McCalister.
If the Republican primary were today, Mack would...Tags: Democratic Party, Peter Brown, Quinnipiac University, Parties and Movements, Personal Weapon Control
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Weldon: 'I have very little to lose' in long-shot Senate bid
WASHINGTON -- Former Congressman Dave Weldon has no illusions about his last-minute decision to enter Florida's Republican primary for U.S. Senate. "I know the odds against me are big," said Weldon, in a recent interview. But the ex-lawmaker from...Tags: Religion and Belief, Health, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Connie Mack Jr
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Tampa Trib: LeMieux strongarmed Senate seat; Mack team: “Investigation!”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelAn article in the Tampa Tribune reports that George LeMieux pressured then-Gov. Charlie Crist into appointing him to fill out the vacant U.S. Senate term in 2009 rather than appoint then-Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, leading the campaign of LeMieux's current U.... -
Workforce panel recommends new CEO
As expected, a Connecticut executive is about to offered the top job at Workforce Central Florida. The executive committee of Workforce, which oversees job training and employment aid, voted unanimously Monday to hire Pamela Walsh Nabors to be the...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Orlando, Rick Scott, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Ex-Congressman Weldon joins crowded U.S. Senate race
TALLAHASSEE — Former U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, known for his social conservatism, announced his candidacy Friday for the Republican nomination to oppose Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November.
Others running in the Aug. 14 GOP primary are U.S....Tags: Mitt Romney, Abortion, Health, Political Candidates, U.S. Senate
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