Archive for the Florida Category

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

INFORMATION SOUGHT IN BUSINESS BURGLARY

INFORMATION SOUGHT IN BUSINESS BURGLARY

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking information about a business burglary that occurred at Grove Equipment located at 5905 SR 60 in Bartow. Sometime between the hours of 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, and 7:40 a.m. on Monday, August 16, 2010, unknown suspect(s) cut the lock on the gate at the fence to the [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Sweet corn is in season; try it with flavored butter

Sweet corn is in season; try it with flavored butter

By Lainie Steelman If there’s any sure sign that summer is at its peak, it’s the arrival of sweet corn at the farmers markets and roadside stands. The best thing about sweet corn is that it doesn’t need an elaborate preparation. It’s either grilled, boiled, roasted or steamed, and depending on your personal preference, slathered [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Jet crashes in Ocala

Jet crashes in Ocala

A jet carrying Marine Capt. Jarrod L. Klement crashed in ocala. Read more Here

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Bees Invade Marlins’ Sun Life Stadium

Bees Invade Marlins' Sun Life Stadium

FunHouse-Sun Life Stadium, home to the Florida Marlins, is known for, above all, having the sparsest crowd in Major League Baseball night in and night out. Tune in to any Marlins home game and you are sure to notice vast expanses of empty orange seats. Attend a game there, and you are likely to have [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Code complaint escalates to crime

Code complaint escalates to crime

10 Connects-Cocoa, Florida – Brevard County calls the cars and other stuff parked and piled on Robert Biel’s Lake Drive property junk. Biel has maintained they’re his livelihood. The confrontation near Cocoa started more than a decade ago and has led to violation notices, court-ordered cleanups and liens against the property. Photo Gallery: Cocoa code [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Help the Families of David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab

Help the Families of David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab

In light of the tragic event which saw two officers with the Tampa Police Department lose their lives the BTLS foundation has announced it will make a contribution to the families of Officer Jeff Kocab and Officer Dave Curtis. The BTLS Foundation has established its annual Toy Drive and Bikes for Badges Poker Run. These [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Mark Brunell Files For Bankruptcy

Mark Brunell Files For Bankruptcy

News4jax.com-JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday as a result of what his attorney called “staggering” debts from failed real estate investments.The 17-year NFL veteran released a statement Thursday night saying his decision is due to several failed real estate ventures and lawsuits for unpaid loans.”After [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

One Tampa police officer dead, another on life support after shooting

One Tampa police officer dead, another on life support after shooting

APDATE:  Office Curtis has passed after a struggle on life support. Please keep these Officers and their Families in your thoughts and prayers. Curtis leaves behind his wife and four young childred. Office Kocab leaves behind a wife who is nine months pregnant. St. Pete Times-TAMPA — A Tampa police officer was killed and another [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Who Among Us Hasn’t Started a Fire in the Office to Get Out of Work Early?

Who Among Us Hasn’t Started a Fire in the Office to Get Out of Work Early?

NEW PORT RICHEY — A woman who was accused of setting a fire at her office to get off work early pleaded guilty to a lesser charge this week. Pasco sheriff’s investigators said Michelle Perrino, 40, started a fire at Bayonet Point Oxygen on May 12 last year. Perrino drew suspicion when she mentioned the [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

2 Englewood women charged with harming sea turtle nest

2 Englewood women charged with harming sea turtle nest

Suncoast- CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – Two Englewood women were arrested Monday on 3rd-degree felony charges for disrupting a sea turtle nest.  But the actions designed to protect the threatened reptiles have people debating property laws. “It’s absolutely, positively ludicrous…she would never, ever harm a turtle nest or do anything to harm wildlife.”  A morning press conference [...]