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Man goes missing while on Keys boating trip

10:57 PM, May 21, 2013

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities in the Florida Keys are searching for a man who went missing during a boating trip.

School districts to dole out teacher pay raises

7:46 PM, May 21, 2013

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida teachers could start receiving raises soon now that Gov. Rick Scott has signed the state budget for next year. The $74 billion budget takes effect July 1.

Veto does not deter backers of bike trail

7:45 PM, May 21, 2013

Gov. Rick Scott's veto of money to build a bike trail across Florida from St. Petersburg to Brevard County is not deterring supporters of the project.

Killed 18-foot python is state record

5:45 PM, May 21, 2013

(NBC News) -- A Miami man pulled an 18-foot Burmese python out of roadside brush and wrestled with it for 10 minutes before cutting its head off with a knife.

Ocala man dies when storm topples tree on car

6:07 AM, May 21, 2013

Police say a 28-year-old Ocala man died when a large oak tree fell on his vehicle during a thunderstorm. 

18-foot-8-inch python caught in South Florida

5:48 AM, May 21, 2013

Wildlife officials say a Burmese python nearly 19 feet long has been captured in South Florida. 

WR Johnson arrested in probation violation

5:42 AM, May 21, 2013

Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested for a probation violation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. 

Online support grows for expelled Florida student

5:32 AM, May 21, 2013

The case started in February, but has since garnered national attention for what some media portray as a gay rights issue.

Face-chewing victim continues recovery in Miami

5:17 AM, May 21, 2013

A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his injuries.

Florida conducts ambitious hurricane exercise

7:11 PM, May 20, 2013

Florida's emergency management leaders are really creating a complicated and dangerous scenario for their annual hurricane drill this year.

Waiting for word from biggest Powerball winner ever

6:47 PM, May 20, 2013

The Florida Lottery says just like the rest of the world, it is still waiting to hear from the winner of that blockbuster $590 million Powerball jackpot.

Gov. Scott vetoes $368M in projects

6:41 PM, May 20, 2013

Gov. Rick Scott uses his veto pen to slash $368 million from next year's state budget, including $50 million to complete a bike trail from St. Petersburg to Brevard County.

Sales tax holiday in August

2:51 PM, May 20, 2013

Powerball win in Zephyrhills makes history

8:56 AM, May 20, 2013

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (WTSP) -- It was a single Quick Pick ticket sold on Saturday at a Publix in Zephyrhills that won the largest Powerball jackpot ever, according to Florida Lottery officials.

Jekyll breaking ground on overdue convention hotel

6:53 AM, May 20, 2013

Developers are set to start construction on a new convention hotel for Jekyll Island after long delays that largely resulted from difficulties getting a bank loan for the $41 million project. 

Inmate who escaped from Miss. captured in Florida

6:50 AM, May 20, 2013

Florida Highway Patrol officials say they have arrested an inmate who escaped from a Mississippi state work camp. They also arrested the woman they say helped him flee. 

Lightning strike, fire destroys Longwood home

12:02 AM, May 20, 2013

MARION COUNTY, Fla. -- A lightning strike sparked a fire that destroyed a Marion County home Saturday. 

Coast Guard rescues 13 from sinking boat in Fla.

6:42 PM, May 19, 2013

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 13 people after their boat sank in the waters off Clearwater.

Florida city, who among us won Powerball jackpot?

4:40 PM, May 19, 2013

(USA Today) -- The Florida sun was shining a little bit brighter Sunday on an unidentified person who beat odds of 175 million-to-1 on a Powerball ticket worth $590.5 million, the single largest winning lottery ticket in U.S. history.

Governor signs death warrants at a pace rarely seen

2:55 PM, May 19, 2013

Gov. Rick Scott is signing death warrants at a pace rarely seen in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Girl who lost feet in accident meets dolphin

2:49 PM, May 19, 2013

Ever since Winter the Dolphin was rescued from a crab trap several years ago and rehabilitated at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, her story of survival has become a hit movie and inspired people around the world.

Teen arrested after cops say she bit man's penis

2:05 PM, May 19, 2013

A 19-year-old high school student has been arrested after authorities say she bit her boyfriend's penis when he refused to have sex with her.

Orlando man killed by FBI had ties to Boston Marathon bombing suspect

An FBI agent shot and killed a man overnight in Orlando who had ties to one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, NBC News has confirmed.

8:37 AM, May 22, 2013

Child, 2, in critical condition after being found in pool at unlicensed Jacksonville daycare

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A two-year-old child is in critical condition at a local hospital after being found in a pool at a day care center.

11:09 PM, May 21, 2013

9 indicted in undercover operation

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An undercover law enforcement operation dubbed "Delta Deuce" resulted in the indictments on nine individuals involved in the illegal sale of firearms and narcotics in Jacksonville on Tuesday.

6:50 PM, May 21, 2013

AMBER ALERT UPDATE: 1-year-old girl found

 A 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park has been found.

6:40 AM, May 22, 2013

What's next in Ben Bowersox's recovery?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- People across the world are praying for a 5-year-old Jacksonville boy named Ben Bowersox.  

4:57 AM, May 22, 2013

Jacksonville woman rescues stranger from oncoming train

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The driver of a 1997 Nissan Altima and the engineer behind an oncoming Amtrak train crossed paths Tuesday in the Ortega area; it was an impending disaster.

5:17 AM, May 22, 2013

Longest serving Florida death row inmate dies

 A man who has been on death row longer than any other inmate in Florida has died in prison.

10:06 AM, May 22, 2013

El Galeon arrives in St. Augustine, celebrating Florida's 500th

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A tall ship named El Galeon sailed into St. Augustine Tuesday.

11:08 PM, May 21, 2013

Tiger Woods responds to Sergio Garcia's fried chicken remark

 Tiger Woods responded to Sergio Garcia's controversial "fried chicken" remark on Wednesday in a succession of tweets that called the racist joke "hurtful" and attempted to end the public feud that began at the Players Championship.

11:01 AM, May 22, 2013

Kangaroo convenience store in Bradford County robbed

The Bradford County Sheriff's Office reported that at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday night, they received a call about a robbery at the Kangaroo convenience store located at 11735 SW SR 231 in Brooker, FL.

12:38 PM, May 22, 2013

Check It Out

Storm moving in Nassau County on Saturday (Submitted by Alison McGrath)

SLIDESHOW: First Coast severe weather

Photo courteous of Linda Denney

Dancing with the Stars Winner

JT Townsend graduates from UNF

Great Grads

Your Pictures of our Heroes - A Memorial Day Tribute

Our 'HERO NEXT DOOR STUDENTS' $5,000 scholarship winner

Jessica Clark/First Coast News

El Galeon arrives in St. Augustine

People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

SLIDESHOW: Oklahoma Tornado Damage

Musician Ray Manzarek performs at the Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival, Tribute to Motley Crue at the House of Blues Sunset Blvd on August 18, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. Manzarek died May 20, 2013 (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Celebrities who have died in 2013

JAIME RENEE KENNEDY, 27 - Charged with Driving while License Suspended/Revoked

Putnam County Sheriff's Office street crimes bust nets 12

Jim Lehrer, of the PBS Newshour, speaks to the audience before moderating the first presidential debate between US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Denver ,Colorado on October 3, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

Celebrity birthdays for May 19, 2013

First Coast players hoping to win Powerball's $600 million

1. (1) Taylor Swift; $1,766,850; $81.34. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)

Top 20 Concert Tours by avg. box office gross

FCN weather team behind the scenes

Polk County Sheriff's Department arrests 92

Flagler Hospital given 'all clear' by bomb squad

RICHARD BROOKS ADAMS - Charged with possession of marijuana

Putnam County probation compliance checks bust 14

Photo courteous of Jessica Clark

St. Johns County Law Enforcement Memorial

Photo courtesy of Michael Heeder

Fire at a Bradford County Corrections Facility

Behind the scenes with FCN at THE PLAYERS

Plenty of pink at THE PLAYERS final round

Cush getting ready for a live shot with Chris Porter. 5/7/13

Behind the scenes with FCN at THE PLAYERS

Marching to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis

Ben Bowersox in hyperbaric chamber

Enormous fire destroys potato plant in Hastings

Reporter Kaitlyn Ross (right) and her mom (center) and sister.

FCN moms photo gallery

Car chase gone bad

Fans at the THE PLAYERS

Players at THE PLAYERS

Fashion trends at THE PLAYERS

Player Fan Clubs at THE PLAYERS

Vehicle plunges into I-295 retention pond, 1 dead

THE PLAYERS Championship 2013 - The Fan Perspective

Pens, Pics and Players part 2

Dierks Bentley Concert at TPC Sawgrass

THE PLAYERS Championship Caddie Competition

The must have accessory at THE PLAYERS: Sunglasses

Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall

THE PLAYERS hosts Military Appreciation Day

Tiger Woods practice for THE PLAYERS

Surprise military spouse makeover

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