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Local entrepreneur has app to help judges--and addicts
Addiction counselor Chuck Madden has invented a smart phone app to help prevent alcohol and drug relapses. It's called "Trust But Verify." → Read More
Kevin Spacey appears at court for hearing in groping case
Spacey pleaded not guilty in January to a charge of indecent assault and battery. His lawyers have called the allegations "patently false." → Read More
New Hampshire repeals its death penalty
The repeal takes effect immediately in New Hampshire, following an override of the governor's veto. → Read More
Construction underway on busy downtown Sarasota intersection
A $3 million dollar construction project began this morning to enhance the area around Main Street and Lemon Avenue in downtown Sarasota. → Read More
Minneapolis considers drive-thru window ban
The city’s planning commission said banning drive-thru’s will reduce carbon emissions made by idling cars. → Read More
Florida to get tax holiday on school, hurricane supplies
The sales tax holiday for hurricane supplies will run from May 31 to June 6 on items such as batteries, generators, weather radios and fuel cans. → Read More
Hepatitis A infections in US increased by nearly 300 percent over 2 years, CDC reports
The highly contagious virus of the liver, which is also a vaccine-preventable illness, has made a resurgence among adults in the United States. → Read More
Florida Legislature passes bill banning child sex dolls
Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, sponsored SB 160 amid an international conversation surrounding child sex dolls and their link to increased sexual preying on children. → Read More
Survey: Florida #4 for tax savings
Florida is more than just nice weather. A new survey also says the Sunshine State has one of the lowest tax burdens in the country. → Read More
Special delivery: Pizza courier on bicycle intercepts robbery suspect in NYC
Alou Bathily made arguably the most important delivery of his career last week, hopping on his delivery bike and chasing down a robbery suspect on the run. → Read More
Human remains found at missing Mouseketeer’s home
He disappeared in mid-July of last year. Investigators said they believe he left his home after his husband was hospitalized. → Read More
Video: Bystander, police save man dangling off NYC bridge
They only had a few seconds. The man had one leg over the railing. → Read More
Florida town caught hail
The location, about 30 miles west of Gainesville, FL, received so much hail, it piled like snow. → Read More
Texas woman births 3 sets of twins in 9 minutes
Thelma Chiaka had two sets of twin boys and one set of twin girls weighing between one pound 12 ounces and two pounds 14 ounces. → Read More
Patients with hemophilia A benefit from preventive use of newer FDA-approved extended half-life therapies
A recent study found patients with hemophilia A experienced fewer bleeds while undergoing newer extended half-life (EHL) therapy on a prophylactic (preventive) basis. → Read More
About 100 animals rescued from cramped, dirty FL boarding facility
Dogs, puppies, cats, squirrels and a possum were removed from Danny's Doghouse in Niceville on Friday. → Read More
Vote expected as soon as summer on making Daylight Saving Time permanent in Florida
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Longboat Key) answers a question from ABC 7 Anchor Ray Collins about Buchanan's bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. → Read More
GRAPHIC: Police officer knocks out handcuffed man
Denver police released video Friday of what happened April 14 at Jackson's, a downtown sports bar. Investigators say a fight broke out. Cpl. Michael Oestmann, working as security, handcuffed Kevin Watson and put him in a chair in the basement. → Read More
Florida school district: Gay bunnies’ book needed approval
A Florida school district says a teacher should have asked before reading a picture book about gay bunnies. → Read More
1 dead, more than 70 injured in massive 131-vehicle pileup on Wisconsin highway
Uninjured drivers and passengers were safely removed from their stranded vehicles and taken to warming shelters. → Read More