Authorities: None of the 161 sex offenders interviewed is a suspect in death of Fla. girl, 7

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Investigators have finished interviewing all the registered sex offenders who live near where a slain Florida girl first vanished but don’t believe there is a suspect in that group, authorities said Friday.

Mother of slain Fla. girl found in landfill tells unknown killer, “We’re coming for you.”

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — The mother of a 7-year-old Florida girl whose body was found in a landfill made a promise on national TV Friday to the unknown killer: “We’ll get you.”

Last walk home for Fla. girl, 7, was along tree-lined roads of well-kept homes; no suspects

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Somer Thompson’s face, with chubby cheeks and thick brown bangs, still smiled from missing person posters plastered on nearly every utility pole along the mile-long route from her elementary school to her home.

Fla. investigators follow garbage trucks to a landfill and discover 7-year-old girl’s body

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load.

Somer Thompson Cause of Death: Homicide; child vanished while walking home from school

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then methodically picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load.

Police searching for missing Florida girl find a child’s body in landfill; not yet identified

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Authorities say they have not identified a child’s body they found Wednesday in a landfill while searching for a missing 7-year-old girl. Family members were hopeful the girl is still alive, though neighbors in the girl’s community feared the worst.

Police find child’s body in Georgia landfill during search for missing 7-year-old Florida girl

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Detectives searching for a missing 7-year-old north Florida girl say they have found the body of a young child in a Georgia landfill.

Investigators baffled by 7-year-old Fla. girl’s disappearance; mom pleas on TV for her return

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Investigators have no clues three days after a 7-year-old girl vanished on her way home from school, a sheriff in north Florida said Wednesday.

Investigators baffled by missing 7-year-old Fla. girl; mom on national TV to urge return

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Investigators have no clues three days after a 7-year-old girl vanished on her way home from school, a sheriff in north Florida said Wednesday.

RailAmerica debuts today, shares priced at $15 each; Fortress to retain majority ownership

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — RailAmerica Inc. said its shares, which begin trading Tuesday, priced at $15 each, raising about $330 million.

Correction: Body Under Garbage story

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In an Oct. 8 story about the death of a Jacksonville woman whose body was found in her garbage-filled home, The Associated Press misspelled the victim’s last name. The deceased woman was Carina E. DeOcampo, not DeCampo.

Police find Florida woman dead in squalid home crammed with garbage piled 8 feet high

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — City officials have condemned the home where a 71-year-old woman was found dead in garbage piled 8 feet deep.

NC Marine charged in wife’s death said in 911 call that he wanted to kill himself but couldn’t

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina-based Marine charged with killing his wife calmly told 911 dispatchers that he had written a suicide note but was unable to kill himself.

Fla. brothers imprisoned as teens after 2001 baseball bat slaying of father seek fresh start

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two Florida brothers imprisoned as teens for killing their father with a baseball bat in 2001 are seeking a fresh start and college degrees.

Out of work, out of benefits: As unemployment checks end, impact on families, economy grows

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jobless since January, Donald Money has already moved in with his elderly parents, stopped going to the movies and started using less of his prescription medication so it will last longer.

NC pit bull that ate 4-month-old baby’s toes euthanized; mother, boyfriend remain behind bars

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A pit bull that chewed the toes off of a 4-month old baby in North Carolina has been euthanized, while the child’s mother and her boyfriend remain in custody, charged with felony child abuse.

Trailer Bridge repurchases dome debt at discount

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trucking and marine freight services company Trailer Bridge Inc. said Tuesday it has repurchased $1 million of its 9.25 percent senior secured notes maturing on Nov. 15, 2011, at $0.905 cents on the dollar.

NC police: Pit bull chewed off baby’s toes as mother slept; woman facing child abuse charges

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Authorities say they are charging a North Carolina woman who slept as a pit bull chewed the toes off her 4-month-old baby’s left foot.

Trailer Bridge names Ivy Barton Suter as its CEO, succeeding interim CEO Ralph W. Heim

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trucking and marine freight services company Trailer Bridge Inc. said Thursday it named Ivy Barton Suter as its CEO, succeeding Ralph W. Heim, who had served as the company’s interim CEO since December.