Posts Tagged ‘Fla.’

July 23 2010

Bonnie lashes Fla. with wind, rain

Tropical storm Bonnie was making its way across South Florida on Friday, with bands of rain spreading across the mainland, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

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July 23 2010

Storm Bonnie hits Fla., nears oil spill

Two rigs drilling relief wells at BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil leak prepared and authorities were closing flood barriers protecting New Orleans as Tropical Storm Bonnie struck Florida and headed for the spill zone.

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July 20 2010

In Fla., resentment washes ashore along with oil

Shannon Campbell, of Pensacola, Fla., waits for the arrival of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist at a meeting on July 11.For decades, billions poured into Gulf Coast states that allowed oil drilling off their shores. Economies grew and millionaires were born. Everywhere, that is, except Florida.


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July 16 2010

Porn actors accused of killing Fla. tattoo artist

This image provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Department on May 18, 2010, shows Amanda Logue. Logue and her boyfriend, Jason Andrews, are charged with first degree murder in the death of Dennis "Scooter" Abrahamsen of Tampa. Florida investigators say Andrews and Logue, traded dozens of text messages in May about their plans to kill a man before bludgeoning him to death with a sledgehammer. (AP Photo/Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)     Jason Andrews was a bisexual Chicago DJ with a British accent, whose chiseled jaw and good looks landed him roles in countless gay porn videos. Amanda Logue was a married, bleach-blond Georgia woman who once owned a lingerie shop, dabbled in prostitution and starred in several X-rated videos herself.


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July 6 2010

Newsweek: Bureaucracy foils oil preparation in Fla.

BP and federal officials have conjured parts of their oil-spill response plan from scratch and changed them by the day, often failing to act with the speed and decisiveness an emergency demands. The shortfalls have left responders in the Florida Panhandle longing for a post-hurricane chain of command.



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July 3 2010

Suspect in Fla. cop killings surrenders

Dontae Rashawn MorrisA convicted felon accused of killing two Tampa police officers during a traffic stop surrendered after detectives spent more than a day negotiating with an associate of the man, police said Saturday.


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July 2 2010

Suspect in killing of 2 Fla. officers surrenders

Authorities in Tampa, Fla., say a man suspected of killing two police officers has surrendered.



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July 2 2010

Suspect in killing of 2 Fla. officers under arrest

Tampa police say a man suspected of killing two police officers is under arrest.

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June 29 2010

1 detained, 1 hunted after 2 Fla. cops killed

Tampa police officer Jeffrey Kocab, 31, whose wife is nine months pregnant, died in hospital shortly after he was shot during a traffic stop. A police officer whose wife is nine months pregnant and a colleague who has four young sons are shot to death during a traffic stop, and a woman is taken into custody hours later.


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June 29 2010

Pair hunted after gunman kills 2 Fla. cops

Police officers carry high-powered weapons near the location where two Tampa, Fla., police officers were shot and killed during a traffic stop early Tuesday.A police officer whose wife is nine months pregnant and a colleague who has four young sons died Tuesday following a shooting during a traffic stop.


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