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Man cannonballs manatees on video, prompting investigation
A man could face charges after a year-old video of him jumping into a lake onto two manatees reportedly recorded in Brevard County surfaced on Facebook and YouTube this week. The video shows the most egregious of three acts of manatee abuse reported...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), Wildlife, Endangered Species
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Gov. Scott vetoes 3% tuition hike, $368M in projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities. The tuition increase passed earlier this month was a small piece of the overall $74.1...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Rick Scott, Linda Chapin, Satellite Technology, Autism
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Options lacking for parents of disabled kids at F schools
The notice in the mail told Carmen Olmeda she could transfer her profoundly disabled daughter out of Orange County's F-rated Magnolia School. But there is no other county school that can meet the needs of 18-year-old Loly, who needs hourly glucose...
Tags: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Florida Legislature, Hillsborough County, Rick Scott, Students
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Battle looms as commercial space interests seek piece of federal wildlife refuge
The coastal ghost town of Shiloh, where the nation's rock-star rocketeer wants to build a space town, is for now a place of orphan oranges, turkey tracks and lonesome tombstones. Above all, Shiloh is surrounded by the healthiest part of Merritt Island...
Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Heavy Engineering, Air Transportation Industry, Zoology
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Nationals to Osceola? County may land team for spring training as Astros prepare to leave
Kissimmee might not be left without spring-training baseball after all. A Brevard County official expects the Washington Nationals to make the move from Viera in the near future. "They're not renewing their lease" in Viera, said Brevard County...
Tags: Local Government, Osceola County, Houston Astros, Kissimmee, Montreal Expos
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Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day
Goggles on, boys and girls. The test kitchen food processor is wobbling like a Tilt-A-Whirl at the county fair. Before the tidbits go wild, let's dish: Think before you eat. Friday's Food Revolution Day is part of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's...
Tags: Orlando Restaurants, YMCA, Lifestyle and Leisure, Food Network (tv network), Google Inc.
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Spate of shootings by law enforcers concerns community, FDLE
In the past month, seven people have been shot by law-enforcement officers in Central Florida — some fatally. In situations ranging from a crossbow-wielding man in Orange County to a 61-year-old woman in Volusia, officers have employed the most...
Tags: Valencia College, Orange County (Florida), Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings
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Incentives arms race isn't good business
Florida's elected officials can be generous to a fault – at least with your money. They're particularly gracious handing out incentives and tax breaks to companies and organizations dangling the prospect of jobs. Even if the company plans to add...
Tags: Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Rick Scott, Amusement and Theme Parks, Executive Branch
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I-95 reopens, investigation continues after big rigs crash
A section of northbound Interstate 95 was repaved Wednesday to repair damage caused by the crash of two big rigs near the Port St. John Parkway exit in Brevard County. Drivers Harold Jones, 48, of West Palm Beach and Carlos Velazquez, 46, of Belleview,...
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, Highway Transportation
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With revenue down, Harris Corp. plans 150 job cuts in Brevard
With its quarterly revenue and profit faltering, Harris Corp. confirmed Tuesday it plans to eliminate 150 jobs in Brevard County as part of a previously announced restructuring to cut costs. Melbourne-based Harris, the largest high-tech company based in...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Thomson Corporation, U.S. Military, Job Layoffs, Palm Bay (Brevard, Florida)
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Cris Costello: Almost everyone loses if fertilizer deregulation bill passes
For seven legislative sessions in a row, the pest control and fertilizer industries have tried to eliminate Florida's more than 50 local ordinances that put strict controls on lawn fertilizer pollution. In the past six years those industries failed...Tags: Fertilizer, Indian River Lagoon, Local Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections
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FPL's rising natural-gas use spurs push for new pipeline into Florida
PORT ST. JOHN — Competing with the high-pressure whine of natural gas surging through gleaming pipes, Florida Power & Light Co. executives on Wednesday dedicated their newest power plant: a monster overlooking the Indian River Lagoon that bolsters...
Tags: Natural Gas, Mexico, Indian River Lagoon, Companies and Corporations, Juno Beach
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