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BP to pay $18M for Texas Gulf restoration work
BP PLC has agreed to finance five Gulf restoration projects in Texas expected to cost a total of $18 million. In a statement issued Thursday, BP said the projects are part of its commitment to provide up to $1 billion in early restoration funding to repair the damage from the ...
Daughter voices anger at mom found after 11 years
The teenage daughter of a woman who just revealed she abandoned her family 11 years ago said Thursday the disclosure has angered her and she is not eager to restart their relationship. Morgan Heist, who learned last week Brenda Heist had surfaced in the Florida Keys, said the news has ...
Itsmyluckyday cedes spotlight at Kentucky Derby
In the Kentucky Derby conversation dominated by Orb, Verrazano and Goldencents, Itsmyluckyday has become a forgotten horse. That could be a mistake on Saturday in the 1¼-mile Run for the Roses. Barely a month ago, Itsmyluckyday was the 8-5 favorite for the Florida Derby. He ran a big race there, ...
Fla. man calls 911 demanding 'Kool-Aid, burgers and weed' delivered
A St. Petersburg man is accused of misusing the 911 system to request that he wanted "Kool-Aid, burgers and weed to be delivered to him." The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/11WSR2U ) reports 34-year-old Jarvis Sutton dialed 911 about 80 times on Sunday. Police say Sutton admitted to making the calls. ...
Artist replaces paintbrush with jet engine thrust
The hurricane-force thrust from a jet engine pushes Tarinan von Anhalt into the air as she splatters an array of colors into the wind and onto a blank canvas to create the abstract designs she has become known for. Instead of paintbrushes, she uses $10 million jet engines from a ...
Gawker refuses court order in Hogan sex tape suit
Editors at the gossip website Gawker said Friday they're not complying with a Florida court order to remove material related to a privacy lawsuit involving former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan. Pinellas County Judge Pamela A.M. Campbell issued an order Wednesday. It tells Gawker to remove a video of Hogan, whose ...
Body, explosive found on UCF campus
A body of a man was found inside a University of Central Florida dormitory, according to authorities Monday.
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