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LCSO Seeks Identity of Person Using Stolen ATM Card
Last Updated: 11:37 AM 02/10/12 - The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating several vehicle burglaries which occurred at 3540 Thomasville Road (Maclay Gardens) over the past several months.
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AP Sources: Obama Revamping Birth Control Policy
Last Updated: 10:44 AM 02/10/12 - Retreating in the face of a political uproar, President Barack Obama on Friday will announce that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all.
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RAW VIDEO: Democratic Committee Altercation
Last Updated: 10:51 AM 02/10/12 - Jacob Eaton facing felony charges, prosecutor releases video
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Senate Budget Leader Defends Polytech Bill
Last Updated: 11:02 AM 02/10/12 - A Senate proposal would speed up the spin-off of Florida Polytechnic from the Tampa-based University of South Florida and create the state's 12th public university in Polk County, the Senate's top budget leader said Thursday.
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VIDEO: Victim Speaks Out After Shootout at Marianna Liquor Store
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Last Updated: 8:49 AM 02/10/12 - The Marianna liquor store clerk shot during an attempted robbery is now out of the hospital. (Full Story)
[UPDATE] SUV Crashes Into Home, Kills 3-month-old Baby
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Last Updated: 10:02 AM 02/10/12 - Valdosta Police Department releases official crash report. (Full Story)
Sandusky Jury to be Considered
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Last Updated: 4:20 AM 02/10/12 - Pennsylvania judge to consider Sandusky jury and bail issues
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Georgia Video Beating
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Last Updated: 4:12 AM 02/10/12 - Chief: 2 suspects identified in Atlanta beating
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Georgia Looking to Build Power Plants
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Last Updated: 4:09 AM 02/10/12 - Georgia regulators to vote on nuclear plant spending
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FAMU Announces Articulation Agreement with TCC
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Last Updated: 12:16 AM 02/10/12 - Florida A&M University (FAMU) President James H. Ammons and Tallahassee Community College (TCC) President Jim Murdaugh signed a specialized articulation agreement during the Feb. 9 FAMU Board of Trustees meeting. (Full Story)
Florida Police Say 1 Dead, Gunman With Hostages
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Last Updated: 11:46 PM 02/09/12 - Authorities say a man has been killed and a gunman is in a recreational vehicle with hostages. (Full Story)
F-86 Likely To Move To Moody AFB
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Last Updated: 11:45 PM 02/09/12 - Moody Air Force Base will likely be the new home for a memorial to a fallen Valdosta soldier. (Full Story)
Lake Park City Councilmen Accuse Mayor Futch Of Breaking The Law
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Last Updated: 12:25 AM 02/10/12 - Two Lake Park city councilmen level accusations against Mayor Futch for illegal activity and say he's out on a personal vendetta. (Full Story)
McKelton's Little Secret
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Last Updated: 8:05 AM 02/10/12 - Tameka McKelton dreamed of playing basketball overseas one day. That was going to be her plan once she graduated from Florida A&M. But that all changed in December 2010. (Full Story)
Democratic Leader Points to Tallahassee Mayor in Campaign Probe
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Last Updated: 9:06 PM 02/09/12 - A local Democratic leader says Tallahassee Mayor John Marks and his campaign chair Sean Pittman were involved in a questionable campaign contribution days before the August, 2010 primary. (Full Story)
Stereo Law Challenged In State’s Highest Court
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Last Updated: 8:08 AM 02/10/12 - The Florida Supreme Court will decided if police can continue to ticket drivers with loud stereos. Right now an officer can pull a driver over if their music is “plainly audible” 25 feet from their car. (Full Story)
Juvenile Justice Workers Could Lose Jobs
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Last Updated: 12:23 AM 02/10/12 - Statewide budget cuts could terminate 40 teacher and educational staff positions within the Department of Juvenile Justice's educational program. (Full Story)
Feds and States Reach $25 Billion Settlement
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Last Updated: 8:21 PM 02/09/12 - President Obama announced on Thursday that a $26 billion dollar settlement has been reached to help with the mortgage crisis.
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FSU Grad Student Studies Ancient Weather Patterns
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Last Updated: 7:22 PM 02/09/12 - Darrel Tremaine is studying weather patterns from thousands of years ago, in the most unlikely of places. (Full Story)
Florida Redistricting Plans Get Final Passage
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Last Updated: 6:01 PM 02/09/12 - Florida's proposed redistricting plan for congressional districts improves on two newly required standards for reshaping the state's political boundaries, but questions remain about others. (Full Story)
Valdosta Police Arrest Man in Shooting Incident
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Last Updated: 5:48 PM 02/09/12 - VPD arrest James Bryant, III for shooting incident that sent one person to hospital. (Full Story)
Florida House Set to Approve $69.2 Billion Budget
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Last Updated: 12:19 AM 02/10/12 - State lawmakers in the Florida House are signing off on a nearly $69.2 billion budget. (Full Story)
Black bear FWC Moves Forward on Plan to Manage, Conserve Florida Black Bears
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Last Updated: 8:48 PM 02/09/12 - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is moving ahead on its plan to manage and conserve Florida black bears so they are never again at risk of extinction. (Full Story)
Animal Control Returns to Wide Road Property
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Last Updated: 10:35 PM 02/09/12 - Animal control officers say owner making progress, will return for another inspection next week (Full Story)
Health Care Cuts Could Impact Access for All Floridians
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Last Updated: 8:41 PM 02/09/12 - Philanthropist Susie Busch-Transou joins the Coalition to Heal Healthcare in Florida, Inc. with the message, “No More Cuts” (Full Story)
Nuclear Regulators OK 1st New Plant Since '78
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Last Updated: 4:37 PM 02/09/12 - The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia.
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Echols County Sheriff's Department Busts Meth Lab
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Last Updated: 6:06 PM 02/09/12 - Echols County Sheriff's Department busts meth lab. (Full Story)
Florida Gets Waiver for No Child Left Behind
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Last Updated: 8:42 PM 02/09/12 - No Child Left Behind requires all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Obama's action strips away that fundamental requirement for those approved for flexibility, provided they offer a viable plan instead. (Full Story)
VIDEO: Attempted Abduction at Walmart in Georgia
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Last Updated: 1:14 PM 02/09/12 - It was a very close call for a little girl walking the aisles of a Wal-Mart in west Georgia.
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Clerk Shot in Attempted Robbery Speaks Out
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Last Updated: 8:24 AM 02/10/12 - The Marianna liquor store clerk shot last month during an attempted robbery, is now out of the hosptial. 39-year-old Troy Groth returned home this past Sunday (Full Story)
Nuclear Regulators OK 1st New Plant Since '78
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Last Updated: 4:37 PM 02/09/12 - The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia.
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Sheriff's Department Shuts Down Two Businesses a Second Time
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Last Updated: 5:55 AM 02/09/12 - The internet cafe debate is heating up again in Jackson County. The sheriff's department shut down two of the operations this week that had re-opened. (Full Story)
HHS Launches Strong Start Initiative
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Last Updated: 10:14 AM 02/08/12 - To help reduce the increasing number of preterm births in America and ensure more babies are born healthy, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced more than $40 million in grants to test ways to reverse that trend, as well as a public campaign to reduce early elective deliveries. (Full Story)
A Controversial Residential Development in Washington County is Back on Track
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Last Updated: 5:52 AM 02/08/12 - The Washington County planning department voted Monday night to recommend approval of the rhythm development to county commissioners. (Full Story)
[UPDATE] U.S. Expects Return of Baroque Painting Soon
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Last Updated: 7:20 PM 02/07/12 - U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh says she expects a nearly 500-year old Italian painting to be returned to a Jewish family within the next couple of weeks.

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Stocks Close Higher After Debt Deal in Greece
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Last Updated: 4:29 PM 02/09/12 - The Dow Jones industrial average is finishing six points higher at 12,890. (Full Story)
JCSO Investigators Need Your Help to Solve String of Burglaries
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Last Updated: 9:20 AM 02/07/12 - Jackson County Sheriff's investigators are looking for the people responsible for a string of burglaries. They believe the same thieves could be responsible for breaking into as many as a dozen homes.
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