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Former FAMU Student Charged with Hazing Enters First Plea
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Last Updated: 11:44 PM 05/16/12 - One of the former FAMU students charged with hazing enters plea. (Full Story) |
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High School Recycle Video Seen by Hundreds
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Last Updated: 6:25 PM 05/16/12 - Some local students mixed their hobby with a community message, creating a web video seen by hundreds. They're trying to get people to go green. (Full Story) |
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Chain of Clinics Started by Rick Scott Changes Name
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Last Updated: 2:12 PM 05/16/12 - A chain of urgent care clinics started by Florida Gov. Rick Scott is changing its name. (Full Story) |
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Ronald McDonald Family Rooms Opens At Capital Regional Medical Center
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Last Updated: 6:48 PM 05/16/12 - The newest addition to the seven room pediatric unit at Capital Regional Medical Center is the Ronald McDonald Family Room. (Full Story) |
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VIDEO: Florida Airman Brutally Beaten in Tampa
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Last Updated: 1:07 PM 05/16/12 - A U.S. airman is brutally beaten and it was caught on surveillance cameras. (Full Story) |
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Court Records Detail George Zimmerman's Medical Injuries
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Last Updated: 6:36 PM 05/16/12 - Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (Full Story) |
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RFK Jr.'s Estranged Wife, Mary, Found Dead in NY
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Last Updated: 7:23 PM 05/16/12 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday. (Full Story) |
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Former Mail Carrier Convicted of Workers' Comp Fraud
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Last Updated: 4:41 PM 05/16/12 - Former postal employee, Jacquelyn V. Myers, 55, of Tallahassee, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday of healthcare fraud (Full Story) |
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Day Care Worker Sentenced to 13 Years in Infant Death Case
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Last Updated: 1:09 PM 05/16/12 - A daycare worker accused in the death of a 5-month-old baby has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. (Full Story) |
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Paralyzed Woman Uses Mind-control Technology to Operate Robotic Arm
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Last Updated: 10:28 PM 05/16/12 - Cathy Hutchinson, who was paralyzed by a stroke, operates a robotic arm using "brain-computer interface" technology (Full Story) |
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Greyhounds Trained by Inmates Help Vets with PTSD
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Last Updated: 9:03 PM 05/16/12 - They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But one local prison that is doing just that. (Full Story) |
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DCF Announces More Than $2 Million in Grants to Local Homeless Shelters
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Last Updated: 5:47 PM 05/16/12 - Funds will help maintain shelters and feed and support those who are homeless (Full Story) |
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Florida Says More Than 53,000 Dead on Voting Rolls
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Last Updated: 4:57 PM 05/16/12 - Florida is calling on county election supervisors to remove more than 53,000 dead people from the state's voting rolls. (Full Story) |
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Government is Largest Employer in Most Florida Counties
Last Updated: 10:43 AM 05/16/12 - Leon County's two largest employers – state government itself and Florida State University – are government entities. The Leon County schools are the third largest, and the city of Tallahassee, the county itself and Florida A&M University are also in the top 10 for the county. (Full Story) |
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Prosecutors File Evidence, Witness List in Martin Killing
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Last Updated: 11:37 PM 05/16/12 - Prosecutors in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman filed their list of witnesses and evidence in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin at the Seminole County clerk's office. (Full Story) |
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Ronald McDonald Family Room Opens at Local Hospital
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Last Updated: 12:30 PM 05/16/12 - A local hospital is teaming with a charity organization to give parents of sick children a little break. (Full Story) |
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Poverty in America
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Last Updated: 11:55 PM 05/16/12 - The face of homelessness in America is changing, as more and more people struggle with poverty (Full Story) |
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Deputies: Florida Mom Killed 4 Kids, Then Herself
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Last Updated: 8:42 PM 05/16/12 - Authorities say a Florida mother shot and killed her four children before shooting herself. (Full Story) |
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Band Fraternity Shuts Down FAMU Chapter
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Last Updated: 11:52 PM 05/15/12 - Kappa Kappa Psi closes FAMU chapter for five years, expels 28 members (Full Story) |
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Valdosta City School Employees Facing Forced Time Off
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Last Updated: 6:19 PM 05/16/12 - One local school district is cutting the year short next year. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at how budget cuts will take affect. (Full Story) |
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