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Personal finance expert Suze Orman speaks at UF
Graduates of the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will receive one final lesson before they get their diplomas. Personal finance guru Suze Orman will give advice on debt and money management during her commencement speech on Saturday. Orman, who lives in Boca Raton, also has a personal reason ...
Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public. ...
Man found floating in water near Marathon
Monroe County Sheriff's officials say 70-year-old James Gogan was found floating in the water near a boat he had been working on. Gogan's girlfriend told deputies she and a neighbor found him in the water Thursday afternoon. Deputies say Gogan had been working on the boat near his home in ...
Fla. man dies after crashing into moving train
A man is dead after hit vehicle hit a Florida East Coast Railway train hit in Melbourne. Melbourne police spokesman Sheridan Shelley says the car drove through a railroad crossing arm and ran into the side of the northbound train about 3:40 a.m. Friday. Florida Today (http://on.flatoday.com/14YLbPu ) reports 29-year-old ...
Fla. Gov. asked to return money to insurer
A leading Florida Democrat is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to return $110,000 in campaign contributions from an insurer. Dan Gelber, a former state senator and potential future statewide candidate, wrote a letter Friday to Scott saying that the deal "smells." Heritage Property Insurance and Casualty Insurance is getting $52 ...
Fla. woman meets son she gave up for adoption
A central Florida woman has reunited with her son almost 36 years after giving him up for adoption. The happy reunion took place Thursday at Orlando International Airport, where Andre "Dre" Knight arrived from Los Angeles on a one-way ticket to meet his mother, Robin West. He said he'll go ...
Brewers team up on beer to help military families
Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the same recipe, complete with orange peel and unfinished maple Louisville Sluggers. Toward the end ...
Missing man's kayak washes up in Pensacola
Officials say a yellow kayak of a missing Pensacola man was found by a fisherman on Okaloosa Island. The kayak was spotted in the sand Thursday afternoon. But there's still no sign of 21-year-old Joe Kane, who went missing May 13. He went kayaking from a spot near Sherman Cove ...
Ohio cop, wife face child neglect charge in Fla.
An Ohio police officer and his wife face aggravated child neglect charges after their young children were left unsupervised in a truck outside a Panama City Beach bar. Bay County Jail officials say 35-year-old Michael Webb and 29-year-old Staci Hall left jail Thursday night after posting $500 bonds. The Florida ...
Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny. Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic. But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the ...
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