Archive for May, 2009
Fire at small, wood-frame home leaves man dead
May 31st, 2009 | 
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a late-night fire at a small, wood-frame house in St. Petersburg left a man dead and a woman homeless.
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‘Father Oprah’ holds first sermon as Episcopalian
MIAMI (AP) -- A popular Miami priest who recently left the Catholic Church after he was photographed cavorting on the beach with his girlfriend will be giving his first sermon as an Episcopalian.
Defendant asks tax money to pay for bullet removal
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) -- A murder defendant in central Florida wants tax dollars to pay for the removal of a bullet from his grown because he says it will help in his defense.
Snake bite sends teen to hospital
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A high school basketball player is being treated in a Tampa hospital after being bitten by a snake, and emergency workers who treated him say the reptiles are on the move due to the recent rain.
No injuries in small plane crash in Sarasota
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say no one was injured when a small plane crashed into a massive oak tree in Sarasota.
Elderly driver accused of killing pedestrian
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) -- An elderly driver in Seminole County is accused of leaving the scene of a fatal accident after running over a pedestrian.