State Gambling, state budget on Florida Legislature’s agenda

Gambling, state budget on Florida Legislature’s agenda »

TALLAHASSEE –  Gambling talks continue in the Legislature Thursday, as the House committee charged with drafting a gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida considers the impact of Vegas-style casinos on the state’s tourism...

March 11 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Florida Supreme Court stays man’s execution over IQ test

Florida Supreme Court stays man’s execution over IQ test »

TALLAHASSEE –  The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of a Death Row inmate so a hearing can be held to determine the validity of a new standardized IQ test that could spare...

March 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Whaling opponents huddle in Florida

Whaling opponents huddle in Florida »

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Key players on whaling huddled behind closed doors in Florida in an uncertain bid to find common ground on an issue that has bitterly divided Australia and Japan. Negotiators opened...

March 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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Construction begins on cardiovascular unit »

Construction begins on cardiovascular unit

CRYSTAL RIVER – Members of the Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center Governing Board and Administrative Team gathered in February to honor the...

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PSC Chairman Nancy Argenziano takes consumer calls »

PSC Chairman Nancy Argenziano takes consumer calls

PSC Chairman Nancy ArgenzianoTALLAHASSEE — Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Nancy Argenziano was recently “on call”, answering consumer calls...

Mar 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

‘Bar raised’ for American Cancer Society »

‘Bar raised’ for American Cancer Society

Celebrity bartenders C. Mark Fallows, D.O., and William V. Harrer, III, M.D., show off their earnings at Relay For Life – Team SRRMC’s recent...

Mar 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

County puts mixed-paper bins at three recycling sites »

County puts mixed-paper bins at three recycling sites

On March 1, the Citrus County Division of Solid Waste Management expanded its Mixed Paper Recycling Program by placing containers for mixed...

Mar 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Bald eagle found, rehabilitated, released »

Bald eagle found, rehabilitated, released

Deputies with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office recently made a startling discovery at the Withlacoochee Technical Institute firing range, just west of...

Mar 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

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Pentagon shooter John Bedell’s parents warned cops »

Pentagon shooter John Bedell’s parents warned cops

WASHINGTON  – The two-gun Californian shot to death trying to attack the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and marijuana abuse, along with a grab bag of anti-government conspiracy theories, law enforcement officials said Friday. The parents of John Patrick Bedell, 36, of Hollister, Calif.,...

Mar 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Jaycee Dugard speaks, shares family moments in home video »

Jaycee Dugard speaks, shares family moments in home video

Life looks back to normal for Jaycee Dugard as she speaks on TV for the first time since being released from 18 years in captivity. “Hi. I’m Jaycee,” the 29-year-old Dugard says to the camera. “I want to thank you for your support and I’m doing...

Mar 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Feb. unemployment rate remains unchanged at 9.7 percent »

Feb. unemployment rate remains unchanged at 9.7 percent

Job losses were mild in February despite extreme snowstorms in much of the country, according to a government report released Friday, suggesting that while the labor market remains weak it is no longer getting worse. Employers cut 36,000 net jobs, the Labor Department said, and the...

Mar 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Six killed in bus crash on I-10, Arizona official says »

Six killed in bus crash on I-10, Arizona official says

(CNN) — Six people were killed when a passenger bus crashed on an Arizona interstate Friday, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. The wreck occurred at 5:27 a.m. on Interstate 10 south of Phoenix when the commercial bus rear-ended a car, according to Arizona Department...

Mar 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »
World

UN worried by Temple Mount clashes »

UN worried by Temple Mount clashesThe United Nations Security Council expressed concern overnight Friday after Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian rioters, Israel Radoio reported. Israel has crossed every red line and...

Mar 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Gordon Brown visits Afghanistan amid Iraq inquiry row »

Gordon Brown visits Afghanistan amid Iraq inquiry rowThe heavily criticized Snatch Land Rover is to be replaced with 200 new patrol vehicles in Afghanistan to protect troops from booby-traps, it was revealed...

Mar 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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Local Government County puts mixed-paper bins at three recycling sites

County puts mixed-paper bins at three recycling sites

On March 1, the Citrus County Division of Solid Waste Management expanded its Mixed Paper Recycling Program by placing containers for mixed paper at the recycling centers at the Beverly Hills...

Mar 6, 2010 / More »
Features Lu, Wildlife park hippo, celebrates 50th birthday

Lu, Wildlife park hippo, celebrates 50th birthday

Lu the wildlife park hippo, at right, waits for his birthday cake. He's now 50. Lu the Hippopotamus finally turned 50 on Jan. 26. The occasion was marked by a cake, a tire and a...

Feb 2, 2010 / More »
State Gambling, state budget on Florida Legislature’s agenda

Gambling, state budget on Florida Legislature’s agenda

TALLAHASSEE –  Gambling talks continue in the Legislature Thursday, as the House committee charged with drafting a gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida considers the impact of Vegas-style casinos on the...

Mar 11, 2010 / More »
Business Feb. unemployment rate remains unchanged at 9.7 percent

Feb. unemployment rate remains unchanged at 9.7 percent

Job losses were mild in February despite extreme snowstorms in much of the country, according to a government report released Friday, suggesting that while the labor market remains weak it is no longer...

Mar 5, 2010 / More »
World UN worried by Temple Mount clashes

UN worried by Temple Mount clashes

The United Nations Security Council expressed concern overnight Friday after Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian rioters, Israel Radoio reported. Israel has crossed every red line and made prospects for peace even dimmer in clashing...

Mar 6, 2010 / More »
Sports Crosby beats Miller in OT to earn gold for Canada, end U.S. run

Crosby beats Miller in OT to earn gold for Canada, end U.S. run

In a pulsating overtime, Canada beat Team USA 3-2 Sunday for a well-deserved gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. It was easily one of the most exciting hockey gold-medal games in...

Feb 28, 2010 / More »
SciTech Jumbo squid ink-jet their way to Newport Beach

Jumbo squid ink-jet their way to Newport Beach

Braedon Flynn got the text Friday from his friend Ryan Lawlor: Jumbo squid had invaded the waters off Newport Beach. Flynn, a Newport Beach native who had been around fishing all his life, had...

Feb 2, 2010 / More »
People Oscar nominations announced

Oscar nominations announced

“Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” have been duking it out all awards season. Now, the two films face their final showdown: They enter the 82nd annual Academy Awards prizefight with nine nominations apiece. The...

Feb 2, 2010 / More »
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