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Red Cross sending Port St. Lucie man to Oklahoma as part of tornado response
Port St. Lucie American Red Cross volunteer Mike Molyneux will deploy to Oklahoma on Tuesday to help support disaster relief efforts from today's tornadoes.He will serve as a disaster assessment manager for affected areas, a statement released by the Red Cross said. Molyneux, a Red Cross volunteer since 1995 has been deployed to 16 disasters."Our hearts go out to those that have been ...
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OBI taking blood donations for OKC area
Anyone 16 years or older and in good health is encouraged to donate at any of the eleven OBI donor centers. Tulsa's OBI donor center is located at 4601 ...
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Search and rescue in Oklahoma after tornado strikes
Search and rescue efforts are underway in parts of Oklahoma City after a massive tornado leveled homes and buildings. Two hospitals have received dozens injured from the tornado. Several are in critical condition. The widespread debris has left many to fear the worst. A young man who worked in a stable ...
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Moore Okla. tornado coverage on Mon. afternoon
From Monday afternoon: This was live coverage of a large tornado moving through the south side of the Oklahoma City metro area, specifically Moore, ...
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Ordinance protecting guard dogs closer to becoming law
rented for security lived hungry and covered in fleas and ticks. The ordinance goes before the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on June 4. "It was an issue that needed to be addressed so I'm glad my colleagues thought it was timely," said Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally ...
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Fernandez seeking third victory over rival Phillies
The Phillies could not figure out Jose Fernandez either of the first two times they saw him, but they will get another crack at the Marlins' rookie phenom Tuesday night. Two of Miami's 13 wins this season came in starts Fernandez made against Philadelphia. In those two outings, the 20-year-old starter has combined to strike out 14, while allowing just two runs in 13 innings. ...
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Sanabia outpitches Hamels Marlins beat Phils 5-1
Miami Marlins' Justin Ruggiano (20) and Marcell Ozuna, right, high-five after scoring on a single by Nick Green in the eighth inning during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Miami, Monday, May 20, 2013. The Marlins defeated the Phillies 5-1. (AP Photo/Lynne ...
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Gov. Scott to Broward GOP We should not lose
Rick Scott tonight said the GOP should win every election if Republicans do a better job of telling their story to voters. Scott, who was narrowly elected in 2010 and faces a tough re-election fight next year, exhorted the party faithful at the Broward County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day dinner. ';I have not met one Floridian that should be anything but a Republican,'; ...
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Oklahoma Gov Hearts Are Broken After Tornado
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents who are wondering about the fate of their children after the tornado that devastated suburban Oklahoma City. (May ...
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Sanabia outduels Hamels as Marlins top Phillies
PHI@MIA: Ruggiano crushes opposite-field RBI double MIAMI - Mired in an 0-for-18 slump, Justin Ruggiano needed a hit. With two outs and a man on second in a tie game in the sixth inning, so did the Marlins. Ruggiano delivered, doubling a Cole Hamels offering off the right-field wall and plating Placido Polanco for the go-ahead run in the Marlins' 5-1 win over the Phillies on Monday ...
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MLB Miami 5 Philadelphia 1
Justin Ruggiano knocked in a pair of runs Monday in the Miami Marlins' 5-1 win over Philadelphia. Sanabia (3-6) broke a five-start losing streak with his first victory since April 16. The right-hander limited the Phillies to one run on seven hits, walking one while fanning three. Ruggiano's RBI double in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and he doubled the advantage with a run-scoring ...
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18-Foot 8-Inch Python Caught in South Florida
MIAMI | The longest Burmese python ever caught in the state -- 18 feet, 8 inches long and 128 pounds -- was found alongside a rural South Florida road, wildlife officials said ...
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South Florida Woman Charged With Visa Fraud
A South Florida woman has been charged with visa fraud after authorities say she falsely promised 143 Haitians and told the federal government there were jobs waiting for them in the ...
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Fallin Tornado search and rescue ongoing
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search ...
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Raw Walking in a Flattened Okla. Neighborhood
With nothing more than a smartphone, one man walks through a neighborhood in Moore, Okla. where homes have been reduced to rubble by a tornado. (May ...
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Palm Beach County comptroller With economy improving it’s time to replenish reserves
With signs mounting that Palm Beach County's economy may finally be on the mend, Clerk and Comptroller Sharon Bock said Monday that county commissioners should focus on building up reserves and paying off debt.Bock, who serves as the accountant and financial manger over all county money, said that countywide revenues were up for the budget year that ended Sept. ...
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Lesbian 18 faces 15 years in prison for sex with classmate 14
Nearly 80,000 supporters since Friday have signed an Internet petition demanding felony sex charges be dropped against an 18-year-old lesbian who dated a 14-year-old high-school basketball teammate.Kaitlyn Hunt of Indian River County is charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16 years old. If convicted, she would be given a sentence ranging from probation ...
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Broward School Board to vote on privatizing school construction
Just about everybody at the Broward school district agrees the Facilities & Construction Department is dysfunctional — even project manager David Herrmann, who’s worked there nearly a decade and is fighting hard to keep his job. “You know those commercials, where they say, ‘Are you tired of working with monkeys?’ ” Herrmann said. “Well, that’s ...
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After halting skid Redmond sticks with same lineup
Email MIAMI -- After using 43 lineups in the first 44 games, Marlins manager Mike Redmond decided to try some continuity. After defeating the D-backs and left-hander Wade Miley, 2-1, on Sunday to snap a season-long seven-game losing streak, Redmond batted the same first eight against Phillies southpaw Cole Hamels on Monday. "We won yesterday, but [today's starter] was another ...
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Below looking to make his mark with Marlins
Email MIAMI -- The Tigers designated Duane Below for assignment on April 24 to create a roster spot for closer Jose Valverde. One day later, the Marlins claimed the left-hander. "It just happened so fast that it really doesn't give you an opportunity to think too much about it," Below said. Now Below is on the other side, recalled late Friday from Triple-A New Orleans after ...
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Hall of Famer Perez tries to awaken offense
Email MIAMI -- Ranked last in the Major Leagues in runs scored, the Marlins received a helping hand from Hall of Famer Tony Perez on Sunday. Perez, a special assistant in the organization, touched every bat in the bat rack before Sunday's game against the D-backs. It's not like the Marlins had a huge scoring outburst, but they did win, 2-1, snapping their seven-game losing streak. ...
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Marlins place Diaz on disabled list with knee bruise
Email MIAMI -- The Marlins' disabled list continues to grow. Matt Diaz is the latest to land on the DL. He's the 13th Miami player to be sidelined this season. On Monday afternoon, the team placed Diaz on the 15-day disabled list with a left knee bone bruise. Filling Diaz's roster spot is Jordan Brown, who had his contract selected from Triple-A New Orleans. Diaz has seen ...
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Florida high court refuses to grant stay of execution for condemned killer Van Poyck
Condemned prison guard killer William Van Poyck should die by lethal injection on June 12 as scheduled, a deeply divided Florida Supreme Court ruled late Monday.By a 4-3 vote, the high court dismissed claims by Van Poyck's attorneys that they are ill-prepared to launch his critical last-ditch appeals. They also ignored concerns from some of the state's top lawyers that the rights of ...
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Moore Okla. tornado - May 20 2013
This photo provided by KFOR-TV shows a house fire outside Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP ...
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Raw Rescue Workers Search Oklahoma School
Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb. Rescue workers lifted children from the rubble before they were taken to a triage center set up at Plaza Towers Elementary School. (May ...
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Miami's zoo gets new name and upgrade
Zoo Miami is the name of our city’s zoo for marketing purposes, this important public resource is officially 30 years old, but has a history that starts long before 1980. Miami News.net has chosen the zoo as its feature on Miami in this milestone year for the facility.
Zoo Miami is the new name of one of the most famous, most visited and most award-winning zoo’s in the United States. Consistently rated among the top ten zoos in the country, many Miami residents may not realize what an immense resource this facility is to the city. In 2010 the zoo turned 30, but its roots can be traced back much further, in this landmark year for Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens (the official new name of the centre) Miami News.net pays homage to the only sub-tropical zoo in North America. Read more
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