Some treatment centers keep addicts hooked for insurance $$$
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The Reflections treatment center looked like just the place for Michelle Holley’s youngest daughter to kick heroin. Instead, as with dozens of other Florida substance abuse...
View ArticleHurricane Irma shifts course and takes aim at Tampa
MIAMI (AP) >> With the window closing fast for anyone wanting to escape, Irma hurtled toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a shifting course that took it away from Miami and instead...
View ArticleFBI says it failed to investigate tip on Florida suspect
PARKLAND, Fla.>> The FBI received a tip last month that the suspect in the Florida school shooting had a “desire to kill” and access to guns and could be plotting an attack, but agents failed to...
View ArticleLife or death main decision for school shooting suspect
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – The evidence against the Florida school shooting suspect is so overwhelming, the only question left for the courts if he is convicted is whether he will be sentenced to...
View ArticleFlorida governor signs gun restrictions 3 weeks after attack
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.>> Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a far-reaching school-safety bill Friday that places new restrictions on guns, cementing his state’s break with the National Rifle Association...
View ArticleBefore and after a storm, the supply stores are critical
MIAMI (AP) – Before and after a hurricane, Ace is the place. And Home Depot and Lowe’s. And many other hardware and building supply outlets. Not surprisingly, these companies plan for storms such as...
View ArticleNFL player Antonio Brown released on bail by Florida judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night in a Florida jail, where he turned himself in to face charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver...
View ArticleMemorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings
ST. PETERSBURG>> The Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. meant big crowds at beaches and warnings from authorities Sunday about people disregarding the...
View ArticleNearly 26,000 nursing home deaths reported as lockdowns ease
WASHINGTON (AP) – At least a quarter of the COVID-19 deaths in the United States were among nursing home residents, a new report said, a disclosure that came as coronavirus restrictions eased Monday...
View ArticleOfficials plead: Don’t let Super Bowl become superspreader
Kansas City Chiefs superfan Ty Rowton hugged strangers in the streets of Miami last year after watching his team win the Super Bowl and then joined hundreds of thousands of fans back home at a victory...
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