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Zombie Festival Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Injured

3:54pm October 18, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A late-night gathering in Florida — a charitable festival where people dress up as zombies — suddenly turned chaotic and violent late Saturday. The shooter is still at large, police say.

Vacationers lie on the beach, as well as their vehicle, as they sunbathe in Daytona during spring break. Only 17 miles of beach are currently open for car use and that number may soon be reduced.

Who 'Owns' The Beach? In Daytona, Cars, Turtles And Hotels Duke It Out

10:20am October 17, 2015

by Greg Allen

Residents in Florida's Daytona Beach are going to court to protect what they consider a fundamental right: the freedom to drive their cars and trucks on the beach.

Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla. leaves a House Republican special leadership election meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is stepping down and retiring from Congress at the end of the month after nearly five

Conservatives' Pick For Speaker Might Not Even Be In Congress Much Longer

6:58pm October 08, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Florida Rep. Daniel Webster faces a redrawn congressional map that puts his re-election next year in doubt.

The graffiti artist, Trek6, painted the Yoruba goddess of the ocean, Yemaya, to honor his Caribbean roots. She symbolizes growth, something that he thinks Hialeah needs.

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Miami Area Muralists Rouse A New Reputation For An Industrial City

10:34am September 28, 2015

by Mandalit del Barco

A new arts district is taking shape in what was once a booming industrial center. Drab warehouses are canvases for street artists in Hialeah, an affordable alternative to Miami's Wynwood art scene.

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In this Sept. 11 photo provided by Emily Morgan, Chase Morgan holds his son Haiden's hand at the Miami Children's Hospital. Emily Morgan, who unexpectedly gave birth on a cruise ship months before her due date, says she wrapped towels around her boy and,

1-Pound Baby Born Early Aboard Cruise Ship Survives

8:26am September 25, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Emily Morgan and her husband, Chase, wrapped their three-months premature baby in towels to keep him warm and alive until the ship reached Puerto Rico. They got him to a hospital just in time.

Stephen Jenner, from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, sprays an insecticide under an avocado tree where some Oriental fruit flies were found in Homestead, Fla.

This Pest Has Shut Down South Florida's $700 Million Fruit Industry

6:54pm September 22, 2015

by Greg Allen

Officials have quarantined 85 square miles of farmland in a fight to halt the spread of the destructive Oriental fruit fly. The freeze comes just as growers were starting to harvest tropical fruits.

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Florida Republican state Sen. Rene Garcia looks at a map for proposed changes in congressional districts during a Senate committee meeting on reapportionment in 2012.

Judge To Redraw Florida's Congressional Maps After Legislature Fails To Reach Deal

4:48pm August 21, 2015

by Greg Allen

Because the Sunshine State's Legislature can't decide on how to redraw lines, a Florida judge will do it.

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Ground Reopens At Site Of Killer Sinkhole in Florida

6:02pm August 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

A sinkhole engulfed a sleeping Florida man in 2013, and he was never seen again. Today, a new sinkhole has formed in the very same place.

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Key West's Dueling Civil War Memorials Serve As Monuments To Tolerance

3:37pm August 06, 2015

by Nancy Klingener

There's been plenty of debate about Civil War monuments since the church shootings in Charleston, S.C. In Key West, a Confederate memorial is being fixed up, while a new Union memorial is being added.

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DNA Testing Identifies Another Victim Of Brutal Florida Reform School

8:35am August 05, 2015

by Mark Schreiner

Researchers from the University of South Florida are piecing together what happened at the now-closed Dozier School for Boys, where 51 sets of remains were found in an unmarked graveyard.

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