Fla. lawmakers head to Honduras to meet with post-coup president, 2nd GOP delegation in a weekMIAMI — Three U.S. representatives from South Florida who supported the ouster of Honduras’ president traveled there Monday to meet with the interim government and to pressure President Barack Obama to sanction the upcoming Honduran elections. Fla. man back in jail just days after being freed following a 2-year sentenceORLANDO, Fla. — A 24-year-old Florida man is back in jail, just days after he became a free man following a two-year sentence. Douglas Martin told investigators he was broke and homeless after getting out of jail. Police said he started robbing banks after seeing a news report of a serial bank robber who made it look easy. Martin’s previous sentence was for burglary. Fla. woman clawed, flown to hospital after trying to take wild emu to animal shelterMOSSY HEAD, Fla. — A Florida Panhandle woman was flown to the hospital after being clawed by a wild emu she was trying to corral. The woman, who was not identified, purportedly wanted to take it to an animal shelter. An emergency responder said the incident didn’t seem like an attack — the animal was just trying to protect itself. 74-year-old mauled, bitten by pack of raccoons that she tried to shoo from her Florida porchLAKELAND, Fla. — A 74-year-old who was “filleted” by raccoons when she tried to shoo them away from her central Florida home was hospitalized for more than two days, authorities said Monday. Police have 1 in custody after report of man with gun at University of South FloridaTAMPA, Fla. — The University of South Florida was locked down for a time Monday after someone reported a man with a gun and a bomb near the library, and police had one person in custody. Arresting child-porn suspects is ‘like shooting fish in a barrel’ _ if police have the willBARTOW, Fla. — When a single Florida county arrested 45 men and boys from all walks of life last June on charges of downloading child pornography, some people worried the place had become a haven for deviants. AP Enterprise: United States has no reliable system to track defective medical implantsNEW YORK — Three years ago, the maker of a surgical clip called the Hem-o-lok issued an urgent recall notice warning doctors to stop using the fasteners on living kidney donors. It said the clips could dislodge in their bodies, with “serious, even life-threatening consequences.” Police investigate report of man with gun at University of South Florida’s Tampa campusTAMPA, Fla. — The University of South Florida’s Tampa campus has been locked down after someone called to report a man with a gun outside the school’s library. Fla. lawmakers head to Honduras to meet with Micheletti, 2nd GOP delegation in a weekMIAMI — Three South Florida U.S. Representatives who supported the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya traveled there Monday to meet with the interim government and to pressure the Obama administration to support the Central American country’s upcoming elections. Environmentalists say climate change threatens 25 national parksNEW YORK — The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization say 25 national parks are threatened by climate change. Spooky lighthouses, from Oregon to FloridaBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — No such thing as ghosts, right? But a lonely lighthouse can look a little spooky on a foggy coastline above the pounding waves. The October issue of Coastal Living magazine describes six lighthouses with haunted legends. They are: Southern Living mag recommends Ybor City, in Tampa, Fla., for its cultural mixTAMPA, Fla. — A spotlight on Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood in the October issue of Southern Living magazine reveals a vibrant blend of cultures. Arresting child-porn suspects ‘like shooting fish in a barrel,’ but officers lack time, moneyBARTOW, Fla. — The arrests of nearly four dozen men and boys in a single Florida county earlier this year had some people wondering whether the place had become a haven for child-porn suspects. Tropical Storm Grace blows far out over northeast Atlantic, set to be absorbed by a frontMIAMI — Tropical Storm Grace is rushing across the northeastern Atlantic Ocean west of France, but should be absorbed within a day by a front. Supreme Court declines to review constitutionality of Fla. Pledge of Allegiance lawWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to review a Florida law that requires public school students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day unless they have their parents’ written permission excusing them. Raccoon pack surrounds, mauls 74-year-old Florida woman who tried to chase them from her yardLAKELAND, Fla. — Animal control officers hope to trap a pack of raccoons that mauled a 74-year-old Florida woman who tried to chase them from her yard. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Grace has formed far out in the northeastern Atlantic OceanMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Grace has formed far out in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean with winds at 65 mph (100 kph). Tropical Storm Olaf weakens to tropical depression in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coastMIAMI — Olaf is weakening in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico and is now a tropical depression. Conservative US lawmakers visit Honduras leaders, highlighting Washington divide over coupTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ coup-installed president told a U.S. congressional delegation Friday that full civil liberties would be restored within days, a spokesman for one of the lawmakers said following a meeting that challenged Washington’s attempts to isolate the interim government. Federal judge blocks decision ordering US to search for damage assessments in Cuban 5 spy caseMIAMI — A federal judge on Friday halted a U.S. search for national security damage assessments that had been ordered by another judge in the politically charged case of three convicted Cuban spies who are seeking lenient prison sentences. Oh, the horror: University of Florida zombie response exercise stripped from Web siteGAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s response plans for a zombie apocalypse are no longer available for public consumption. Tropical Storm Olaf moving north in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coastMIAMI — Tropical Storm Olaf is weakening slightly as it moves north in the Pacific far off Mexico’s coast. California authorities say 1981 murders of tribal leader, others was hit jobLOS ANGELES — California authorities believe an unsolved 1981 triple murder at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians was a hit job orchestrated by a tribal casino director, financial adviser and others to cover up illegal activity, and state officials are seeking to have the main suspect extradited to California. SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Sotomayor won’t sell New York apartment in this economyWASHINGTON — Not even Supreme Court justices are immune from the economy. Hundreds leave Fla. megachurch prominent in religious right to form new congregationMIAMI — Hundreds of congregants have left a pioneering megachurch in Florida to form their own congregation because they were unhappy with leadership at the church that’s seen as a bedrock of the religious right. Olaf spins in the Pacific far off Mexico’s coast, becoming 15th tropical storm of 2009 seasonMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Olaf is spinning off Mexico’s Pacific coast, becoming the 15th named storm of the 2009 season. FBI probes whether written bomb threats found on 2 flights between Miami and Boston are linkedMIAMI — FBI agents are investigating any possible similarities between two recent bomb threats made on American Airlines flights between Miami and Boston, authorities said Thursday. Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai mourning deaths of at least 2 relatives in SamoasDAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai mourned the deaths of at least two relatives on the disaster-stricken Samoas, and fears the toll for his family could get worse. Complaint: 1981 murder of tribal leader, others in Calif. was hit jobLOS ANGELES — An unsolved 1981 triple murder that spawned decades of conspiracy theories was a hit job orchestrated by a tribal casino director, financial adviser and others to cover up illegal activity at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians reservation, state authorities said Thursday in a felony complaint. Olaf forms in the Pacific far off Mexico’s coast, becoming 15th tropical storm of 2009 seasonMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Olaf has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast, becoming the 15th named storm of the 2009 season. |
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