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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.

Winning Powerball ticket sold at Publix supermarket

12:10 PM, May 19, 2013

 The winning number's in Saturday night's Powerball drawing are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11, and one ticket sold in Florida has matched all six numbers for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million, according to the Powerball website and lottery officials.

8 yr-old Autistic boy goes missing

10:23 AM, May 19, 2013

Authorities are searching by land and sea for an 8-year-old Autistic boy who went missing while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle.

Mother shoots, kills son after he attacks her

7:20 PM, May 18, 2013

A 86-year-old woman shot and killed her own son in self-defense.

Florida welcomes blockbuster lottery jackpots

11:53 AM, May 18, 2013

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It'll take some serious luck to win Powerball's $360 million jackpot Wednesday night but folks are lining up to get their hands on the tickets.

Mega Millions jackpot won; Powerball at $600M

11:24 AM, May 18, 2013

Two winning jackpot tickets were sold in Friday's $190 million Mega Millions drawing, but even if you aren't holding those magic numbers in your hand, you have a chance at an even bigger prize Saturday night.

Double-amputee vet saved from pond

10:32 AM, May 18, 2013


Two Good Samaritans are being praised after authorities say they rescued a disabled veteran whose wheelchair rolled into a southwest Florida pond.

Florida DCF prepares for hurricane season

10:00 PM, May 17, 2013

The official start of hurricane season is just two weeks away and the Florida Department of Children and Families is taking action to be ready.

Southwest Florida Deputy charged with growing marijuana

6:17 PM, May 17, 2013

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) - A southwest Florida deputy and his girlfriend have been charged with growing marijuana at their home.

Florida posts another big drop in unemployment rate

4:16 PM, May 17, 2013

Florida's unemployment rate drops to 7.2 percent.

Governor Scott signs manufacturing tax break

1:33 PM, May 17, 2013

Scott on Friday signed a bill that creates a tax break for the state's manufacturers.

Homes evacuated after suspected pipe bombs found

11:58 AM, May 17, 2013

Cocoa police have evacuated homes and blocked part of Pineda Street in Cocoa after finding suspected bombs in a home.

Girl, 18, faces prison over sex with girl, 14

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

5:32 AM, May 21, 2013

75-year-old man Gustafo Loli may have been found

The extensive search for missing 75-year-oldGustafo Loli is now over.

11:54 AM, May 21, 2013

First Coast couple faces roadblocks in adopting baby from South Carolina

Hours in travel, thousands in legal fees, and all the heartache one family can handle. A First Coast couple trying to adopt a child from South Carolina say they feel like their baby has been taken from them by the system.

10:41 PM, May 20, 2013

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

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

4:48 AM, May 21, 2013

Clay County Sheriff's Office reopen 10-year-old cold case after receiving tip

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Clay County Sheriff's Office deputies searched a house in the 200 block of McClelland Road and the surrounding property Tuesday.

4:54 PM, May 21, 2013

Two Baker County teens ejected, seriously injured in ATV crash

Two teens ejected from an ATV Monday evening suffered serious injuries.

10:36 AM, May 21, 2013

Man pleads guilty to slitting Bears fan's throat

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The man accused of killing a Chicago Bears fan at the Jacksonville Landing last October pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday morning.

11:37 AM, May 21, 2013

Pet Food Stamps, Jacksonville Pet Food Bank available to help feed your pet

JACKSONVILLE,Fla. -- Nika Williams, 24, earns less than $15,000 a year, and loves her pets. Williams said given her small income, the decision of when to buy pet food for her four pets gets difficult.

7:01 PM, May 20, 2013

20 children among the dead in Oklahoma

More than 120 people were being treated at hospitals, including about 50 children

3:31 AM, May 21, 2013

Tonight at 6 and 11p.m.: Ben Bowersox and the hyperbaric chamber

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Last week First Coast News covered a story about a five-year-old boy spending time in a hyperbaric chamber to keep his fingers alive.

4:22 PM, May 21, 2013

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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)

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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)

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

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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

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St. Johns County Law Enforcement Memorial

Photo courtesy of Michael Heeder

Fire at a Bradford County Corrections Facility

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Ben Bowersox in hyperbaric chamber

Enormous fire destroys potato plant in Hastings

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