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Student dies a day after bus crash

Pensacola-Beach — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:31:29 +0000

CHATTAHOOCHEE, Fla. (AP) -- A Gadsden County high school student died from injuries sustained in a bus crash.

Crist names power co. chief to Fla. school board

Pensacola-Beach — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:02:33 +0000

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist has named the president of Gulf Power Co. and two former chiefs of staff for former Gov. Jeb Bush to the State Board of Education.

Fla. Medicaid fraud bill has political baggage

Pensacola-Beach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:46:00 +0000

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Republicans are touting Medicaid fraud-fighting legislation that's packed with political baggage.

LA cops seek man who robbed Florida sugar baron

Pensacola-Beach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:42:36 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police are looking for a man they say posed as a hotel worker and made off with thousands of dollars in jewelry belonging to a wealthy Florida businessman and his wife who were in town to see the Academy Awards.

Man charged in overdose death found dead

Pensacola-Beach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:35:16 +0000

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) -- A central Florida man who was charged with manslaughter in the 2007 drug overdose death of a friend has been found dead.

Miami officer injured in crash

Pensacola-Beach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:35:16 +0000

MIAMI (AP) -- A Miami police officer responding to an emergency call was seriously injured after she lost control of her cruiser and hit a pickup truck.

Amherst, Mass. superintendent out after 8 months

Pensacola-Beach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:35:16 +0000

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) -- The superintendent of the Amherst Regional School district is leaving after just eight months on the job.

Prosecutors: No death penalty in murder case

Pensacola-Beach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:35:15 +0000

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Prosecutors have waived seeking the death penalty against a murder suspect accused of fatally beating his 4-year-old stepson in 2002.

Lawmakers considers bill to restrict access to 911

Pensacola-Beach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:22:33 +0000

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Lawmakers are getting ready to debate a bill that would drastically curtail public access to 911 emergency calls, those sometimes harrowing recordings often heard in the wake of sensational events.

LA cops seek man who robbed Florida sugar baron

Pensacola-Beach — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:22:33 +0000