2 killed in shootout at U.S. prison
A guard opened fire in a federal prison Wednesday as agents tried to arrest him and five others in a sex-with-inmates scandal, sparking a gunfight that left him and a...
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Storm forces order to flee Florida Keys
Hurricane Dennis pounded Cuba on Friday with 135 m.p.h. winds, killing at least 10 people, and then barreled northwest to taunt the Florida Keys and the rest of Florida. Tens...
Experts downplay shark attacks
Two shark attacks in three days along the Florida Panhandle left scientists and tourism officials struggling Tuesday to fend off fears that another "Summer of the Shark" was dawning. In...
Florida home buyers face heavier fees from taxing bodies
Orange County, like governments across Central Florida, is increasingly turning to fees paid solely by people buying new homes as it tries to keep up with the region's explosive growth....
Federal relief effort begins
Update: 10:20 a.m. State officials announced today that a new disaster recovery center will open in Lake Wales. Secretary of Elder Affairs Terry White said state officials also are moving...
Residents anxious to return to Sanibel
Doris DeWitt just wanted to see what her home looked like -- or what was left of it. But DeWitt, who has lived on Sanibel for two decades, was kept...
Storm shatters lives, homes
A garage-sale geisha painting, held against a shattered door, was all that kept Hurricane Charley from ripping through Cesar Pares' mobile home. "It sounded deadly, like a killer thing," he...