Makayla Sitton was shot in her bed
Federal marshals and law enforcement officers from Jupiter to southern Miami-Dade County are searching today for Michael Merhige, the 35-year-old Miami-area man police believe shattered a family Thanksgiving dinner in Jupiter.
Merhige is alleged to have fatally shot his twin sisters and his 76-year-old aunt, and injured two other relatives, [...]
Dubai towersNov. 27 (Bloomberg) — U.S. and emerging-market stocks slumped and commodities dropped as Dubai’s attempt to delay debt repayments unnerved investors. Treasuries and the dollar rose while credit-default swaps surged.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slid 1.7 percent to 1,091.49 at 1 p.m. in New York and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index slipped 1.8 [...]
PORT OF SPAIN, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Commonwealth countries representing more than a quarter of the world’s population launched a diplomatic push on Friday to drum up momentum for a comprehensive U.N. climate deal in 10 days’ time.
Seeking to dispel divisions before U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen on Dec. 7-18, leaders of the 53-nation Commonwealth [...]
CAPE CANAVERAL – Space shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.
The meal switch was revealed Thursday morning when a TV interviewer brought up the absence of turkey dinners aboard Atlantis. “That’s not going to be [...]
Michael Monahan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to assault and reckless endangerment of a child in Fall River District Court and was released on cash bail.
Police say the 35-year-old put his kids, ages 3 and 6, in the trunk of his Pontiac Trans Am for several minutes while he went inside a Fall River sailing shop [...]
Rescue workers at Utah cave siteA 26-year-old University of Virginia medical student died early Thursday after he became stuck upside down in a Utah cave for almost 28 hours.
Rescue teams had been working for hours but were unable to free John Jones, of Stansbury Park, Utah.
Jones was part of a group of 11 people exploring [...]
BEIJING – Ten days ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit, China has, for the first time, announced a target to limit the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions.
The country will reduce its “carbon intensity,” or carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP, to 40-45 per cent of 2005 levels by 2020, a meeting of the [...]
The Citrus County Solid Waste Division recently saved $254,937 by not buying a new compactor (at $735,500) for the county landfill.
The compactor is a critical component at the facility, mashing refuse down to take up a little space as possible, and an old one needed to be replaced.
When the division researched the alternatives to buying [...]
(CNN) — Oprah Winfrey will interview President Obama and his wife, Michelle, next month for a 60-minute program to air before Christmas, the talk show host announced Wednesday.
“Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special” will air at 10 p.m. ET December 13 on ABC, her Web site said.
“The intimate, informative and entertaining hourlong [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. debt that is topping $12 trillion is raising fresh questions about the cost of President Barack Obama’s proposed healthcare overhaul, but those concerns are unlikely to sink the legislation.
The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan scorekeeper of federal spending, put the first 10-year cost of the Senate healthcare bill at $849 [...]
Student raises money for injured dog 
Volunteers ‘carry the day’ at special gathering
Five seated on housing advisory committee
Fire Rescue now offers ‘enhanced services’ to county
Senior Care recognized at commision meeting
Citrus Memorial announces 2011 Volunteer of the Year
CF administrators recognized for National Guard support