Video Dr. J talks NBA finals Miami Heat is as good as it gets
Julius "Dr. J" Erving, is widely regarded as the greatest basketball player of his era. He was an MVP in two professional leagues during the 1970s and '80s. Erving discusses the NBATV documentary "The...
View ArticleOrlando expert travels world in Coaster Wars
Robb Alvey of Orlando serves as the coaster expert on 'Insane Coaster Wars: World Domination,' which starts its second season Sunday on Travel Channel. He is shown at the Wood Coaster in Knight Valley...
View ArticleCentral Florida under tornado watch until 11 a.m.
National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Osceola County after meteorologists detected rotation inside a cell of storms that could spawn a tornado. It is in effect until 10:45...
View ArticleMiami Association of Realtors to Offer Benutech’s AreaTract Utility to Its …
Miami, FL, June 06, 2013 –(PR.com)– Benutech, Inc. and the Miami Association of Realtors (MIAMI) today announced an agreement to offer Benutech's Tract Utility, one of the company's most popular real...
View ArticleNo sandbags yet from Alachua County
A post to its Facebook account tells residents they can buy them from Florida Rock, 924 S. Main Street, for $1 for the bag and $20 for a half ton of sand."You need a pickup truck that can handle the...
View ArticleEl Mejor Miami Heat Llega a la Final
Miami Heat de todos aparecio anoche y sentencio de una vez por todas su pase a la final de la NBA al derrotar 99-76 a los Pacers de Indiana y dejarse asi el titulo de la Conferencia del Este en el...
View ArticleMiami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs How They Got to NBA Final
MIAMI HEAT The Heat made quick work of the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls in the first two rounds of the playoffs but hit a wall against the Indiana Pacers. The collective struggles of Dwyane Wade...
View ArticleHundreds seek jobs at Atlanta Ferris wheel
ATLANTA -- Hundreds of people lined up in downtown Atlanta, hoping to land a job at a giant Ferris wheel that will soon soar over the city.WSB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/ZtsLpw) that applicants at...
View ArticleWest Florida begins feeling tropical storm conditions
Jackson police confirm the manager of a Dollar General store in west Jackson was kidnapped Wednesday afternoon. Officer Colendula Green with the Jackson Police Department said the suspected ...
View ArticleMans act of kindness nets 84-yr-old Florida woman $590 mln Powerball jackpot
An 84-year old woman in Florida has won the 590 million dollars Powerball bonanza. The elderly woman, Gloria C. Mackenzie, revealed that she bought the winning ticket when another person waiting to buy...
View Article84-Year-old woman wins largest-ever US lottery prize
The winner of the largest lottery prize ever awarded to a single person in the US is a 84-year-old Florida woman, who showed up to cash in her Powerball ticket and collected some $370.8 million, before...
View ArticlePHOTOS Suspect sought in Clermont bank robbery
CLERMONT -- Deputies in County are looking for an armed suspect they say ran from a bank robbery Thursday. The sheriff's office said the robbery happened around 11:30 a.m. at the Fairwinds Credit Union...
View ArticleDivided Fla. court throws out murder conviction
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Supreme Court is throwing out a murder conviction after ruling a jury got confusing instructions.The court ruled 4-3 on Thursday that Aaron Daniels of St. Petersburg...
View ArticleJudge behind phone records threw out Obamacare
WASHINGTON -; Roger Vinson, the federal judge who approved the Obama administration's secret collection of telephone records of millions of Verizon customers in the U.S., made waves two years ago with...
View ArticleFla. cargo pilot charged with flying drunk
TAMPA, Fla. -; A private cargo pilot has been charged with flying while drunk with a blood alcohol content was 0.27 percent, well above the .04 percent limit permitted by the Federal Aviation ...
View ArticlePower outage forces closure of Sawgrass Mills
A Sunrise Police officer wraps tape around the exterior of Sawgrass Mills mall Thursday afternoon. The mall was closed because of a storm-related power ...
View ArticleTampa offers nearly $316K to attract two business expansions
TAMPA -- The City Council on Thursday approved offering a total of $315,900 in economic development incentives to two companies that are considering moving to or expanding in Tampa. Neither company was...
View ArticleProperty value growth shrinks projected shortfall in Tampa
TAMPA -- Growth in property values is making it easier for City Hall to balance next year's budget. Chief financial officer Sonya Little told the City Council on Thursday the city is looking to close a...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg red-light cameras survive another vote to kill them
ST. PETERSBURG -- While discussing possible changes to the red-light camera program, the City Council again debated whether to axe the controversial cameras. Camera supporters won -- again. Wengay...
View ArticleLane of 1-275 in downtown Tampa reopens
TAMPA -- Heavy rain Thursday caused a depression to form alongside southbound Interstate 275 near Lois Avenue, which crews hope to have repaired by the afternoon rush hour. The Florida Department of...
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