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Florida mayor seeking 20th term at age 93 faces run-off election

August 25, 2021 at 2:50 a.m.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A 93-year-old Florida man believed to be the country's oldest mayor remains in the running after Tuesday's election for a record 20th term in office in...

Florida mayor seeking 20th term at age 93 faces run-off election

May 23, 2019 at 9:30 p.m.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A 93-year-old Florida man believed to be the country's oldest mayor remains in the running after Tuesday's election for a record 20th term in office in...

$1.2 million bail set for Florida mom who drove kids into ocean

November 4, 2021 at 1:19 a.m.

ORLANDO (Reuters) - A judge set bail at $1.2 million on Saturday for a pregnant woman facing attempted murder charges for driving a minivan carrying her three young children into...

$1.2 million bail set for Florida mom who drove kids into ocean

December 23, 2018 at 10:30 p.m.

ORLANDO (Reuters) - A judge set bail at $1.2 million on Saturday for a pregnant woman facing attempted murder charges for driving a minivan carrying her three young children into...

Florida hospital settles part of whistleblower suit -lawyer

August 25, 2021 at 2:19 a.m.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida hospital on Monday settled for $80 million to $90 million part of a federal whistleblower lawsuit that accused it of Medicare fraud and kickbacks...

Florida restaurant chain adds Obamacare surcharge to meal bills

August 25, 2021 at 2:13 a.m.

ORLANDO (Reuters) - Diners at a Florida restaurant chain are being asked to pay a health insurance surcharge on their meal tabs to cover the cost for business owners of...

Defense counsel O'Mara talks to prosecutor de la Rionda during George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford in 2013.

Zimmerman lawyer seeks change in Florida trials on ‘stand your ground’ law

November 4, 2021 at 1:14 a.m.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The lawyer for acquitted killer George Zimmerman said the rules for Florida murder trials should be changed so jurors are only instructed to consider the lenient...

Zimmerman lawyer seeks change in Florida trials on ‘stand your ground’ law

December 23, 2018 at 10:15 p.m.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The lawyer for acquitted killer George Zimmerman said the rules for Florida murder trials should be changed so jurors are only instructed to consider the lenient...

Cruise ship worker raped passenger, tried to toss her overboard: FBI

August 25, 2021 at 1:39 a.m.

( Note: Please be advised that language in paragraph 7 may be offensive to some readers) (Reuters) - A cruise ship attendant confessed to raping a female passenger on Valentine's...

Shark attacks down last year but fatalities up

August 25, 2021 at 1:37 a.m.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Shark attacks fell to a five-year low in 2013 but the number of fatalities rose to 10, up from an average of six deaths in recent...

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