Stephanie Ragusa's love letters released
Former teacher wrote teen: "I love you so much, I told you that being in your bed is the best place in the world..."
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No record of calls to the 'babysitter'

More apparent lies from Casey Anthony about her missing daughter

Federal agents arrest man in Florida for threats against Obama
Weapons confiscated: A 9mm handgun, ammo, and a machete
As one editorial consultant points out: Bad guys always seem to have machetes

D.C. Madam's mom tries to block suicide photos
Wants “gratuitous disclosure” by Florida cops stopped

Rape victim sues hospital
Hefty bill for exam - Illegal in the Sunshine State

A.G. fingers Florida Internet Co. in $100 million Ponzi scheme
Called: AdSurfDaily.com
Quincy, of all places


John A.'Junior' Gotti involuntarily coming to Florida
Murder conspiracy - Reads like the Sopranos
'Dapper Don's' son to stand trial in Tampa

Click here for some Tampa mafia history - You may be surprised

Feral child
Read the story

Teacher, teen kill each other in shootout
At issue: $129 car stereo

Suspected killer nabbed while playing

Offered very un-original: "ya got me"

Father just wanted to teach son 'how to party right'
Son dead - Role model method questioned

Cops: Man plotted I.R.S. agent's murder
Didn't like being audited


Obama tells Florida rally hecklers to "relax"
Took questions from one

Sick sex 66
Internet chat does it again

Four armored cars targeted in eight days
Flawed business plan

Bad guys beg for jumper cables to start getaway car
"It shows you that these two were not the sharpest criminals"

Mother of girl beaten and raped at public library pleads for help
100 days later, daughter starts to breathe on her own
Report: Insurance company says here's the deal ladies: Sorry, thumbs down
Watch the video

Reprise, " They're trying to frame me"
Prominent attorney says sheriff used slippery lawyers and lying inmates to bury him in unsolved missing baby case. Sheriff, in so many words: That's pure bullshit.

Report: When it comes to volunteerism, much of Florida could give a crap
Miami rots at the bottom

Man dead in steaks-for-crack exchange
Deal involving $117 worth of dead cow parts in exchange for drugs goes south in a hurry

Pets cut, plucked to death
Dead dog placed at foot of bed

7-year-old girl busts mom
Decision to go to Big Dog's that night not so good

15-year-old accused of strangling teen after sex
''It was his first time and she made fun of him''

Arrest made in screwdriver-in-the-eye stabbing death
Broke through a window and started a fight

Frantic sister makes 911 call in triple stabbings
Brother arrested for killing father, critically injuring mom and twin sister

Caught on video: Girls, 9-12 years old, being very bad
Had issues and 'took it personal'


78-year-old popped in Internet child sex sting
Days as licensed mental health therapist likely waning

4-year-old who died in hot car had 108 temp
Bride-to-be mom devastated

Mother dead after fight over food
15-year-old son steps in, critically stabbed

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More Florida News

Media landed like a fish: Hook, line, and sinker
Bucs GM throws reporters back in the water: Never negotiated for Brett Favre

Company defends plans to suck half-million gallons a day from the Floridan Aquifer
And sell it in plastic bottles


Dr. William Gray revises, again - Nine hurricanes predicted for '08
Including five Big Ones

Woman says wedding ring punched from mouth by robbers
I'll swallow it before you get it...

Man calls 911, gripes about sandwich
His Subway spicy Italian had no sauce - Sir, we're going downtown


Cops find cocaine on former Florida Gator football great
John Reaves pulled a gun
His bio

Peacock poop has neighbors fighting
They sound like 'cats in heat'

Drunk woman plows into rear of marked sheriff's patrol car
Sends it flying 100 feet - Can you say Szczeblewska?

Disney joins the party, turns the screws
This ride just keeps going up

Economists: Florida in recession
How so?
Keywords: insurance property taxes real estate hurricane Florida

Florida bank fails
Poof! Joins non-exclusive club

Pec flexing gets bailiff suspended
Intentionally flexed man-breasts to entertain members of the jury

How to not steal a 30-foot light pole
Put it on the roof of a mini-van

Wedding planner busted
It's called: Fleece the bride

'World's largest swingers party' comes to Florida
Pole dancing seminars and the "Fore Play" golf tourny

Pregnant woman arrested for robbing bank
Big rubber gloves


Hocus pocus
Criss Angel pulls fast one when building implodes

Ruling: You can take your guns to work
Certain restrictions apply


State fixture packs it in

Why is this man not smiling?

Family pet killed by bees
Cardiac arrest after a thousand stings


Erotic art gallery owner goes for the big weenie
Claims civils rights violated after arrest; Puts 8-foot-tall wooden penis on eBay - Reserve met


Florida again # 1: Best party-yourself-into-oblivion campus in the USA
"...but I have to study or my Dad will kill me."

Camera captures surfer shitting gold bricks as shark gets an appetite
Boy chomped on day before

Nude beach celebrates 17 years of naked fun
Etiquette cards handed out

Former astronaut claims UFO coverup
This man walked on the moon

Shoots at fox, hits wife instead
Sir, were you really aiming at the fox?

Man claiming to be Jesus corners family with machete
Made 13-year-old sister recite and write the Lord's Prayer - You've got seven minutes, sis

Police detective popped for ogling porn on the job
Admits to logging OT while whipping up a new vision via the World Wide Web

Cops: Moms used kids for shoplifting
"The embarrassing fact is you're not going to make parent of the year..."


Too happy for prison...
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Even More Florida News

“Seemed like a good idea at the time”
From the movie: Papillon

Someone might have counseled Sam Apostolou that trying to obtain a controlled substance requires discretion.

“I guess I look like a rock quarry that someone has dynamited. ”
Charles Bronson, actor

To our knowledge, Charles Bronson never got stuck with Failure to Appear. But Manuel Hernandez did.

“There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances as long as they are in cash”
Zsa Zsa Gabor

Cops say Leandre Battle was in the process of getting a cash advance when (she?) was deemed to be performing unlawful acts as a precursor to prostitution.

“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
Ernest Hemingway

Keeping his mouth shut apparently is not one of Robert Thorton's finer qualities. Hauled off to the pokey for domestic battery and disorderly intoxication.

“Did you ever get the feeling that the world is a tuxedo and you're a pair of brown shoes?”
George Gobel

Chances are, Paul Jackson could give two shits about the color of his shoes. Battery charges don't seem to bother him, either.

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Florida News Media Web Links
(by national TV broadcast market rank #)
Tampa Bay (# 12)
WFTS (ABC)
WTSP (CBS)
WTVT (FOX)
TBO/Tampa Tribune/WFLA (NBC)
St. Petersburg Times
WWSB (ABC-Sarasota)
Sarasora Herald-Tribune
Bradenton Herald
Lakeland Ledger

970/WFLA Radio
Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Key West (# 16)
WPLG (ABC)
WSVN (FOX)
WTVJ (NBC)
WFOR (CBS)
Miami Herald
Sun Sentinel

Key West Citizen
610/WIOD Radio

Orlando/Daytona (# 19)
WFTV (ABC)
WKMG (CBS)
WESH (NBC)
WOFL (FOX)

13 Central Florida News
Orlando Sentinel
Daytona Beach News-Journal

580/WDBO Radio
West Palm Beach/Fort Pierce (# 38)
WPBF (ABC)
WPEC (CBS)
WPTV (NBC)
WFLX (FOX)
Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach Daily News
TCPalm

Jacksonville/St. Augustine/Palatka (# 50)
WJXT (Independent: Post-Newsweek)
WTLV (NBC12/ABC25)
WTEV (CBS)
WAWS (FOX)

Florida Times-Union
St. Augustine Record
Palatka Daily News

Ft. Myers/Naples (# 64)
WINK (CBS)
WBBH (NBC)
WFTX (FOX)
WZVN (ABC)
News-Press
Naples News

Tallahassee (# 108)
WCTV (CBS)
WTLH (FOX)
WTXL (ABC)
WTWC (NBC)
Tallahassee Democrat

Panama City (# 156)
WJHG (NBC)
WMBB (ABC)
WTVY (CBS)
WPGX (FOX)
Panama City News-Herald
Gainesville (# 162)
WCJB (CW)
Gainesville Sun

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