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FPL's rising natural-gas use spurs push for new pipeline into Florida
PORT ST. JOHN — Competing with the high-pressure whine of natural gas surging through gleaming pipes, Florida Power & Light Co. executives on Wednesday dedicated their newest power plant: a monster overlooking the Indian River Lagoon that bolsters...
Tags: Energy Resources, Economy, Business and Finance, Gulf of Mexico, Juno Beach, Plant Openings
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Traffic: Crash blocks Semoran Boulevard
A vehicle accident has southbound Semoran Boulevard blocked near Hoffner Avenue. Orlando police report the crash occurred about 6:55 p.m. No other details were immediately released. Elsewhere in Central Florida, a crash on Pleasant Hill Road at Cypress...
Tags: Volusia County, Daytona Beach, Boynton Beach, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Endangered green sea turtles make comeback
WASHINGTON — In one of nature's best comeback stories, endangered green sea turtles have multiplied in Florida during the past two decades and are now thriving in protected waters from Melbourne to the Florida Keys, marine scientists have...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Seafood and Fishing Industry, U.S. Geological Survey, Endangered Species
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Northrop may get largest state incentive deal of Scott's term
Northrop Grumman Corp., which reported a $2 billion profit last year, could receive nearly $19 million in cash and tax breaks from Florida in return for its planned expansion in Brevard County, which would make it the state's largest jobs-creation...
Tags: Government, Rick Scott, Labor Legislation, Companies and Corporations, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Man traveled to Florida, robbed bank to pay for Disney cruise, cops say
FloriDUHAfter Cedrick Royce Swinson, a 37-year-old North Carolina man, his girlfriend and her two kids, ages 6 and 11, had driven overnight to take a Disney cruise leaving Brevard County, he discovered the cash for his final payment on the tickets was not...Tags: Orlando, Theft, Satellite Beach
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Would-be Disney cruiser robbed credit union, cops say
Instead of sipping Mai Tais on the Lido Deck on a Disney Cruise ship, a North Carolina man is spending his Florida vacation in the Brevard County Jail. Cedric Royce Swinson, 37, robbed a Satellite Beach credit union after realizing he didn't have...
Tags: Theft, Bank Robbery, Satellite Beach
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State considers ombudsman for condo disputes
Illinois homeowners at odds with their community association have little recourse. They can try to resolve the matter with the board, or they can pay an attorney to do it for them. Another option recently was introduced to the General Assembly: HB1293,...
Tags: Sara Feigenholtz, Elaine Nekritz, Politics, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Elections
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I-95 reopens, investigation continues after big rigs crash
A section of northbound Interstate 95 was repaved Wednesday to repair damage caused by the crash of two big rigs near the Port St. John Parkway exit in Brevard County. Drivers Harold Jones, 48, of West Palm Beach and Carlos Velazquez, 46, of Belleview,...Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, Highway Transportation
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With revenue down, Harris Corp. plans 150 job cuts in Brevard
With its quarterly revenue and profit faltering, Harris Corp. confirmed Tuesday it plans to eliminate 150 jobs in Brevard County as part of a previously announced restructuring to cut costs. Melbourne-based Harris, the largest high-tech company based in...
Tags: Palm Bay (Brevard, Florida), Unemployment, Companies and Corporations, Thomson Corporation, U.S. Congress
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Cris Costello: Almost everyone loses if fertilizer deregulation bill passes
For seven legislative sessions in a row, the pest control and fertilizer industries have tried to eliminate Florida's more than 50 local ordinances that put strict controls on lawn fertilizer pollution. In the past six years those industries failed...Tags: Local Government, Elections, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Environmental Pollution, Politics
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Posey: Space Coast needs new, diversified jobs
The Orlando Sentinel, Washington BureauWASHINGTON — It's been a rocky few years for the Space Coast district represented by U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge — starting with NASA's decision to retire the space shuttle in 2011. The end of the 30-year program led to thousands of...Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, NASA, Port Canaveral, Science and Technology, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Five science whiz kids compete for top prize this weekend
Five Central Florida students who've already won top awards at county and state science fairs will compete this weekend in the Dr. Nelson Ying Science Competition. The five competing for the "Ying Prize" will explain their research to a panel of judges ...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Science, Polk County, Orlando Science Center, Science and Technology
May 8, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
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