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Regulators shut banks in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma
Associated Press - Thu Jul 30, 2009
WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Oklahoma, boosting to 68 the number of federally insured banks to fail this year amid the pressures of the weak economy and mounting loan defaults. More»

Florida hospital defends secretly deporting patient
Associated Press - Wed Jul 22, 2009
STUART, Florida - All sides agree on one thing in the strange case of a South Florida hospital that secretly repatriated a seriously brain injured patient back to Guatemala. More»

Caught on camera: 40 prison guards kick and punch juvenile inmates... already handcuffed
Daily Mail, UK - Wed Jul 15, 2009
In shocking CCTV footage of a prison riot, guards kicked and punched young inmates who were already in handcuffs. More»

Lisa McPherson: Scientologist had evidence destroyed
Associated Press - Sun Jun 21, 2009
CLEARWATER, Florida - A former high-ranking Scientology official who handled the case of a mentally ill member who died under church care ordered the destruction of incriminating evidence to cover up missteps, a newspaper reported Monday. More»

Power Surge Causes Explosions In 55 Homes
WFTV-TV - Tue Feb 17, 2009
MINNEOLA, Florida - Fifty-five homeowners in Minneola were stunned Wednesday when a sudden power surge blew up appliances and caused fire to shoot out of outlets. More»

'Pull My Finger' subject of court fight
CNN - Mon Feb 16, 2009
A Florida-based company has accused a Colorado competitor in federal court of trademark infringement and unfair business practices over the phrase "Pull My Finger". More»

Florida congressman Cliff Stearns asks Nancy Pelosi for football break
Canadian Press - Tue Jan 6, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Thursday's championship football game between Florida and Oklahoma is obviously a big game, but big enough to shut down Congress? Representative Cliff Stearns hopes so. More»

Scientist Tries to Smear Stanton Friedman
Herald Tribune - Fri Nov 14, 2008
It's a rare thing to see the conceits of establishment science splashed out in the Letters to the Editor. More»

Missing ballots found in Florida
WPTV-TV - Thu Sep 11, 2008
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - You hate to say it, but only in Palm Beach County. More»

Company recalls beef for E. coli concerns
Associated Press - Sat May 17, 2008
Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states because of possible E. More»

Building Manager: DC Madam's Death Not Suicide
WESH-TV - Sun May 4, 2008
ORLANDO, Florida - The building manager of a Central Florida condo said he spent time talking to Deborah Jean Palfrey on Monday as she packed to go to her mother's house and she did not seem suicidal. More»

Family Of Woman Who Died After Being Tasered Suing Police
Associated Press - Tue Apr 29, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The family of a schizophrenic woman who died after being shocked by a Taser 10 times during a mental health crisis is suing the City of Green Springs and two of its police officers in federal court. More»

Deputy seen dumping disabled man charged
Associated Press - Thu Feb 14, 2008
TAMPA, Florida - A sheriff's deputy who was videotaped dumping a paralyzed man from a wheelchair onto a jailhouse floor has been charged with abuse of a disabled person, a sheriff's official said Friday. More»

Florida Grandma Arrested At Fast Food Drive-Thru
Associated Press - Sun Jan 20, 2008
CLEARWATER, Florida - A 75-year-old woman was arrested at a Clearwater McDonald's drive-thru because police said she wouldn't pull her car forward. More»

Preemptive Terror Trials: Strike Two
Time - Fri Dec 14, 2007
If you were watching the movie version of the terrorism trial that ended Thursday in Miami, Florida, you might walk out around the time the seven suspects take an oath to al-Qaeda in a warehouse. More»

What's Wrong With Florida's Prisons?
Time - Wed Oct 17, 2007
An uneasy sense of deja vu swept over Florida last week after an all-white jury acquitted seven juvenile boot camp guards and a nurse charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of a black teen last year. More»

Staff in boot camp case walk free
BBC - Sat Oct 13, 2007
Eight defendants have been acquitted of manslaughter in the case of a teenager who died after being punched and kicked at a Florida boot camp. More»

Florida police officer sues victim's family
Associated Press - Tue Oct 9, 2007
CASSELBERRY, Florida - A police officer who slipped and injured a knee during a rescue call has sued the family who phoned 911 after their 1-year-old boy nearly drowned. More»

Video Shows Cop Punching Teen During Arrest
WSB-TV - Fri Oct 5, 2007
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - A controversy is brewing in South Florida over a dash-camera video showing a Fort Pierce, Florida, police officer punching a 15-year-old girl while she is resisting arrest, reported WPBF-TV. More»

Wheelchair-bound Woman Dies after 10 Taser Shocks
Associated Press - Tue Sep 18, 2007
CLAY COUNTY, Florida - A Clay County woman's family said it's seeking justice after their loved one died shortly after being shocked 10 times with Taser guns during a confrontation with police. More»

Student arrested, Tasered at Kerry event
Associated Press - Mon Sep 17, 2007
GAINESVILLE, Florida - Video of police Tasering a persistent questioner of Senator John Kerry became an Internet and TV sensation Tuesday, generating fierce debate about free speech and the motives of the college student involved - a known prankster who often posts practical jokes online. More»

In Padilla interrogation, no checks or balances
Christian Science Monitor - Tue Sep 4, 2007
When admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed complained in a Guantánamo Bay hearing earlier this year that he'd been tortured by US interrogators, the presiding military officer assured him the charges would be investigated. More»

US 'dirty bomber' is a trial for CIA
Times Online UK - Sun Jul 29, 2007
IT WAS a terrorist trial that seemed to have everything - including a CIA agent testifying in disguise and a mysterious reference to a female donkey. More»

Are Voter Registration Drives Being Put Out of Business?
AlterNet - Tue Jul 24, 2007
In 2004, Floridians overwhelmingly voted to raise their state minimum wage after low-income advocates collected ballot petition signatures, registered thousands of new voters and turned out the vote. More»

Apparent Voice Of Dead Woman Heard On Audiotape
WKMG-TV - Sat Nov 18, 2006
A strange voice captured on audiotape during an investigation of a home in Sanford, Florida, is believed to be that of an elderly woman who died years ago, according to a Local 6 News report. More»

Judge Blames ADHD for Causing Him to Wrongfully Arrest 11 People
Associated Press - Fri Mar 31, 2006
SANFORD, Florida - A judge who had 11 people arrested for accidentally going to the wrong courtroom told an ethics board he was "horrified" by what he had done and blamed the problem on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. More»

Man dies after shock from taser at Florida mental health center
WTSP-TV Tampa Bay - Thu Oct 13, 2005
Fort Myers, Florida - Authorities say a man struggling with staff at a Lee County mental health center died after police shocked him with a Taser stun gun. More»

Mysterious 'Ball Of Fire' Seen In Fla. Skies
WKMG-TV - Tue Sep 20, 2005
Dozens of people from Jacksonville to Fort Pierce flooded the US Coast Guard late Tuesday with calls about a mysterious ball of fire seen flying in the sky, according to a Local 6 News report. More»

Bartender Tasered in Breast for Raising Her Voice
Palm Beach Post - Mon May 30, 2005
As the music thumped at Club Prestige one night in September, a man stepped from the crowd and asked the bartender for a cup of water. More»

Teen Tasered After Complaining that Father's Ambulance was Late
Palm Beach Post - Fri May 27, 2005
Josh Welch is no teen angel. More»

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