This photo provided by Liyah Deveauxd shows her teammate Deven Gonzalez, left. When 16-year-old rising volleyball star Gonzalez was pulled from the rubble of her Miami condo building, her initial reaction amid the shock was to tell firefighters that she had to compete in a major tournament in a few days. (Liyah Deveauxd via AP) […]
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Florida Pastor Helping to ID Haitian Farmworkers in Fatal Bus Crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida pastor said Sunday he is working with authorities to help identify the five people killed and 25 injured when a bus carrying Haitian farmworkers and a tractor-trailer collided in the Panhandle. Wakulla County first responders work on the scene of an accident on Saturday, July 2, 2016 in […]
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Judge Blocks Fla.'s New Welfare Drug Testing Law
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked Florida’s new law that requires welfare applicants to pass a drug test before receiving the benefits on Monday, saying it may violate the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures. Judge Mary Scriven’s ruling is in response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties […]
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Fla. Gang Trial Turns Deadly with Witness’ Killing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The day Eguel Geffrard was supposed to testify in the trial of the man accused of leading one of South Florida’s most violent gangs, police found his bloodied body in a parking lot, a targeted hit authorities said was meant to be a message reinforcing Top 6’s power. Top […]