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Accused ringleader in plot to destroy Sears Tower, bomb FBI offices to be sentenced in Florida

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Florida education news: Teacher quality, FCAT prep, school boundaries and more

The Gradebook (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY: Hillsborough celebrates winning a $100 million grant to reform teacher evaluations, pay, preparation and other aspects of the job from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (Times photo, Edmund Fountain) SPEAKING OF TEACHER QUALITY: Someone has to...

Cleveland State beats Florida A&M 78-64

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Norris Cole scored 38 points to lead Cleveland State to a 78-64 win over Florida A&M on Thursday night.

Florida's unemployment reached 11.2% in October

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Florida's unemployment rate reached 11.2 percent in October, the highest level since June 1975, with about 1.03 million residents out of work, the state work force agency said Friday.

Florida jobless rate hits 11.2 percent

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida's jobless rate inched up to 11.2 percent in October, a slight gain over the previous month as the worst recession in more than three decades lumbered along. Florida's unemployment rate in September was 11.1 percent, and state...

Bar Owners Annoyed by DUI Checkpoints in Florida

Total DUI (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

When it comes to DUI, police are concerned primarily with the safety of drivers. However, when that goal starts to impinge upon the interests of local bars and restaurants that depend upon a steady flow of happy customers, a compromise might be in order. Just such a situation has arisen in the city of Cape Coral, [...]

Will Florida ever grow its way out of this revenue slump?

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

ALLAHASSEE - For decades, Floridians have essentially bought government on the cheap, satisfying a swelling appetite for expanded services with taxes paid in large measure by visitors and newcomers. But the notion that the Sunshine State can keep buying happiness...

Film shows South Florida students shooting for moon

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Three teenage entrepreneurs delivered their elevator pitches to global audiences this week as cast members of a new documentary about young start-up starters.

New Florida cigarette tax boosts state budget

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Cigarettes sales are down 27 percent in Florida during the last four months, thanks to a new $1-a-pack tax designed to balance the budget and cut down on smoking.

Florida Classic inspires bonding amid rivalry

Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday

To Orlando's black community, the Florida Classic between Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman universities Saturday is far more than just a football game. It is a full-body cultural event that extends beyond the students and alumni of those two historically black colleges.

Six arrested in crackdown on South Florida identity theft rings

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday

A bank teller and five other people were arrested this week in a tri-county crackdown on identity theft rings in South Florida, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Florida leads U.S. in foreclosures

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nearly one in five Florida home loans was either seriously behind in payments or in foreclosure during the third quarter of this year, an ominous sign for a nascent economic recovery now bracing for a surge of bank-owned properties.

Cleveland State beats Florida A&M 78-64

KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Norris Cole scored 38 points to lead Cleveland State to a 78-64 win over Florida A&M on Thursday night.

Nude 91 Year Old S. Florida Man Holds Alleged Burglar At Gunpoint

Doc Reno - Doc Reno - Get a life! (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

This next homeowner is a force to be reckoned with. He's 91, he was buck naked, but he and his dog decided to go after a would be burglar.

Number Of Homeless Students In Florida County Doubles

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. The number of homeless students in Brevard County, Fla., more than doubled this year, reports Megan Downs of Florida Today , and for the first time the school district qualified for federal aid to help the deal with the problem. Many of the students are "in transition":...

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ascott1 | 11/13/2009

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