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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Council For Philanthropy Welcomes New President
StatewideThe board and membership of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy today welcome Maggie Gunther Osborn as the new president of the organization. "We are very excited by Maggie Osborn's energy and experience and her commitment to strengthening the...Tags: University of Central Florida, Finance, Human Interest, Education, Charity
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Region's air generally healthy, though Orange County's ozone levels not very good
The air is typically terrible in Los Angeles, Houston and Washington. By contrast, most every breath is refreshingly clean in Bellingham, Wash.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; and Asheville, N.C. Somewhere in between is Florida, where the air quality is decent —...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, American Lung Association, Environmental Issues
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Deputies: Boy, 2, left strapped in car seat in vehicle for 8 hours
FloriDUHAround noon on Wednesday, 911 dispatchers got a call from one of Jadiel Rosario's parents after mom and dad realized they had left the toddler buckled in his car seat inside a car for eight-hours, according to a news release from the Hillsborough County...Tags: Tampa
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US couple in jail after fleeing to Cuba with kids
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba were handed over to the United States and their children were returned to the maternal grandparents who have official custody, authorities said...
Tags: Kidnapping, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Prisons, Tampa
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Couple accused of kidnapping kids booked into jail
A Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Havana were handed over to the United States, and were booked into Florida jail, officials said Wednesday. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife Sharyn are being held at the...
Tags: Havana (Cuba), Kidnapping, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Prisons
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Florida's demand for STEM jobs is on the rise
The demand in Florida for jobs relating to science, technology, engineering, and math -- known as STEM -- is on the rise, Gov. Rick Scott said at a press conference in Lakeland today. A press release from Scott's office shows the number of available...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Technology, Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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Possible sinkhole disrupts Florida families near where man died
A possible sinkhole has forced two Florida families from their homes, officials said, in the latest example of the geological phenomenon that has frequently struck the Sunshine State. About 5 p.m. Tuesday, an emergency telephone call to Hillsborough...
Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, American Red Cross, Sinkholes
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Doc busted for allegedly dealing pain meds at Uphoria Medical Clinic
FloriDUHThe name of the Lakeland clinic, Uphoria Medical Clinic, should have been a big clue that something was a bit hinky. Narcotics detectives arrested a Lakeland physician, Aaron Branham Roush, who is a board certified surgeon who refers to himself as a...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Methamphetamine (drug), Valium (drug), Tampa, Punishment
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The surprising sinkholes of life
Even though your house may appear to rest on solid ground, there is still the possibility you may find yourself suddenly awakened in the middle of the night by the rumble of your bedroom floor opening into a massive hole, sliding you and the contents of...
Tags: Heart Attack, Nazareth, University of Oxford
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How does a bedroom just collapse? Sinkhole science explained
Millions of years of geological activity and marine ecology culminated in the the sudden appearance of a 50-foot hole under a Florida suburban household Thursday. Sinkholes similar to one that swallowed 36-year-old Jeff Bush’s bedroom and,...Tags: Landforms, Tampa, Caves and Caverns
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Work continues, future uncertain for sinkhole site
SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) — A backhoe chipped away Monday at the remains of a house where a sinkhole opened up and swallowed a man, but there was little certainty as to what would come next for the site of the freak geological incident. Though...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Tour Operations Industry, Sinkholes, Tampa, Interstate 4
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Florida sinkhole survivor: Family 'going through hell'
The Florida sinkhole has emerged into public view, the same as a family's suffering. Officials continued their work Monday of demolishing a Hillsborough County, Fla., home that had been partially swallowed by a sinkhole on Thursday night, taking Jeff...Tags: Human Interest, ABC (tv network)
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