ORLANDO, Florida: A man jumped from cruise ship off Florida's coast, was rescued about eight hours later by the Coast Guard, and was arrested Tuesday on sex charges. Michael Mankamyer, 35, of Orlando was charged with sexual battery not likely to cause injury and lewd or lascivious molestation on a victim older than 12. At least 4 different boys esc
The severe drought in South Florida had an upside for state water management officials who took advantage of the low water levels in Lake Okeechobee and began giving the lake bed a good cleaning.
Of 233 births last year in Madison county, which includes Greenville, four babies died before their first birthday. The figure is even higher in other counties nearby in the north of Florida, a world away from Miami or the tourist magnets of Orlando and the Florida Keys.
Gov. Charlie Crist and black legislators had led the effort to compensate the family of Martin Lee Anderson, who died in January 2006 shortly after being kneed, struck and having ammonia tablets held to his nose at the military-style facility run by the Bay County Sheriff's Office in Panama City.
One of the worst droughts in south Florida history has alligator sightings on the rise and airboat operators struggling to navigate the low-level water trails.
Florida Power and Light Working At Orlando Intern'l Airport After seeing this I would definitely want hazardous duty pay!Just another day at work in the beautiful Florida Sun!!! A Florida Power &Light crew putting in lines for an addition to the Orlando International Airport found the following in a culvert they were using.
A city manager fired after revealing his plans to have a sex change said he will not sue the city that fired him and he will begin living as a woman full-time by the end of May.
"Believe me when I tell you," said Chief Mercurio, "a 6-year-old can inflict injury to you just as much as any other person."
Michele Norris talks with Charles Bronson, Florida's Agricultural Commissioner and a member of its Board of Clemency, about his vote today to automatically restore civil rights to some non-violent ex-convicts. (Audio, from NPR)
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Florida staked its claim as one of the best teams in the history of college basketball Monday night. The Gators defeated Greg Oden and the Ohio State 84-75 for their second straight national title, the first team to do so since Duke did it 15 years ago.
The Florida Gators are just one win away from a second straight national title. In a game reminiscent of last year's national title game, the Gators overwhelmed the UCLA Bruins in the second half to win 76-66 on Saturday and advance to the Final Four title game.
Jerome Jackson spent 12 years as a chef with a chain of luxury hotels.But less than a year ago, Jerome believes God called him to a road less traveled, and he traded Shrimp Alfredo for something more basic. He now works as a chef for Hillsborough County Children's Services, an agency that cares for abused and neglected kids.
The once red-hot Florida housing market leads the nation in delinquencies, according to the latest report on foreclosure filings from RealtyTrac, an online marketer of foreclosure properties.
University of Florida President Bernie Machen said Friday he was tremendously disappointed with the school's Faculty Senate vote to deny former Gov. Jeb Bush an honorary degree.
City commissioners early Saturday finalized the firing of a city manager who is seeking a sex change operation, despite pleas from dozens of impassioned supporters to save his job. After a six-hour hearing, the commissioners decided to fire 48-year- old Steve Stanton after his announcement that he planned a new life as a woman. The move came after
A memo sent last year by a voting machine maker to election officials in Florida has reignited controversy over the reliability and accuracy of the company's machines. Voting activists are now renewing calls to examine source code used in the Election Systems & Software machines during a close election last November.
Like a seasoned car salesman, Michael Jarman shook the man's hand and congratulated him on being the proud owner of a 2007 Bentley. Except the man was an undercover cop who knew the $200,000 car was stolen.
A law-enforcement exercise to prepare for a possible mass migration as that could occur following a Cuban leadership change coincided Thursday with the arrival of real migrants.
A 22-year-old airline employee from Central Florida was arrested after he used his security privileges to smuggle a bag containing 13 handguns, an M-16 type automatic weapon and marijuana on board a Delta flight at Orlando International Airport, according to federal agents.
As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez further tightens control of the South American country's economy, wealthy Venezuelans who once thought they could live with his socialist edicts are turning to their backup plan - flight to the United States, particularly Florida
Allegedly crooked Florida cops could face life in prison for running diamonds and drugs for a fake New York crime family, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel said
Jennifer Mee still suffers from hiccups after a month.
The city manager of a small Florida town received the support of the mayor and other city officials on Thursday to undergo a sex change to become a woman while remaining in his job.
Five satellites were launched into space from Florida on Saturday aboard an unmanned Delta rocket to investigate electromagnetic storms, the dark side of the phenomenon that causes Earth's dazzling aurorae.
A St. Johns County judge recently sentenced a convicted sex offender to not only spend 25 years in prison, but also undergo chemical castration
The Florida Public Service Commission adopted new rules this week to encourage the construction of nuclear power plants within the state.
A whooping crane was spotted alive on Sunday after it was believed killed with 17 others in severe Florida storms, according to an organizer of a migratory project.
A small flock of year-old whooping cranes led south by an ultralight aircraft has been wiped out by violent storms that swept over their habitat in the Florida salt marshes.The 18 birds were raised in a Wisconsin sanctuary and left last fall on a 2,000-kilometre migration that took 78 days.
Disaster crews with dogs went from one pile of debris to another in a search for bodies Friday after powerful storms, including at least one tornado, smashed hundreds of homes across central Florida and killed at least 19 people.
A series of powerful storms packing suspected tornadoes raked across central Florida early Friday morning, killing several people and destroying homes, police said.









