The mayor of a Florida Keys city wants the state to help remove crocodiles from populated areas of the islands.
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Results from the FCAT reading and writing parts of the test paint a very bad picture for students moving through the Florida school system. Statewide, 52 percent of high school freshmen scored at level 3 or above, which is considered passing. Breaking that down...
More angst over the FCAT is likely Friday, with the release of scores for ninth- and 10th-grade reading and writing from the state Department of Education.
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More than a dozen Democratic Michigan House members have introduced legislation to repeal the state's "stand your ground" self-defense law after the fatal shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.
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Homeless shelters across the state will receive more than $2 million dollars in federal grants.
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Attention Nora Arce, Hugo Cohen, Lorna Clarke, Cheryes Jerome, Carmen Rodriguez, Keith Seymour, Paul Tien and Byron Vassell. If you’re a U.S. citizen and aren’t dead or moved out of state, you are among thousands of registered voters the state claims as “verified non...
The marquee outside a church in Wilmington, N.C., last week made it clear how godly folk were expected to vote on a proposed constitutional ban against same-sex marriage and civil unions: “A true marriage is male and female and God.”
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – The Florida Supreme Court has turned back a challenge to term limits for Broward County Commissioners saying term limits are constitutional. The state Supreme Court said previous decisions overturning term limits for some offices for lack of inclusion in the...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Miami boat captain who allegedly sank $1.86 million yacht off the Bahamas as part of an insurance fraud scheme has been arrested. Robert Figueredo, 49, was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree grand theft, according to the state’s Department of...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)  Marc Gasol  scored 23 points and Zach Randolph  added 19 as the Memphis Grizzlies avoided elimination by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 92-80 on Wednesday night, forcing a Game 6 in the Western Conference first-round series. With Gasol and Randolph scoring...
