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Raw: Heavy Tornado Damage in Shawnee, Okla
A tornado that hit Oklahoma late Sunday did heavy damage to the town of Shawnee. Reports of injuries could not immediately be confirmed. (May 19)
2 killed in fiery Osceola County crash
Troopers said two people were killed when an SUV crashed into a tree and burst into flames in Osceola County Sunday afternoon. The crash happened just after 3:30 p.m. at Doverplum Avenue and Cypress Parkway in Poinciana. FHP officials said the vehicle involved crashed into a tree before catching fire. ...
Gov. Scott will veto 3 percent college tuition hike
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is going to veto a proposed three percent tuition hike for college and university students. The Republican-led Florida Legislature included the hike in a $74.5 billion budget passed earlier this month. Scott will sign the budget into law on Monday, but is expected to veto numerous ...
Wackiness abounds during 2013 Bay Area race
Officials say that over 30,000 runners participated in the 102nd Bay to Breakers Sunday morning and as of noon that day, San Francisco Police had yet to report any notable incidents.
Officials: Home destroyed in fire after lightning strike
Marion County fire officials said a home in The Villages was destroyed in a fire Saturday night. Firefighters said they responded to a 911 call from the homeowner around 9:30 p.m. When crews got on scene, flames could be seen coming from the roof of the home. It took firefighters ...
Man steals off-duty deputy's purse, gun
Authorities are searching for the man they say stole an off-duty deputy's purse that held her badge and gun at a grocery store. Winter Haven police said the Polk County deputy was entering the store Saturday night when the suspect snatched her bag and jumped into a silver SUV. The ...
Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida
Lottery officials said a jackpot winning Powerball ticket was sold at a Publix grocery store in Zephyrhills, Florida. Officials were pretty confident there would be a winner in the giant jackpot and they were right. Ticket sales prior to Saturday night's drawing accounted for about 80 percent of all possible ...
Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket sold in a Florida grocery store has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunda...
Police: Kohl's store in Port Orange robbed at gunpoint
Port Orange police are searching for two men who robbed a Kohl's department store Saturday evening. The armed robbery happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the Kohl's on Taylor Road. According to police, the suspects walked around the store talking on their cell phones before the robbery. Investigators said one ...
Suspects arrested in Winter Garden homicide
Winter Garden police said a man and a woman, who allegedly planned to rob another man before fatally shooting him, were arrested and booked into jail Friday night. Jadarion Jackson, 20, and Latara Conyers, 33, are accused of shooting and killing the victim in a robbery during the early morning ...
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