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4 FLORIDA schools earn 'F' grades

Source: local6.com

Four schools in Orange County earned an "F" grade from the state this year, according to the newly released 2006 FCAT results Wednesday.

Man dies in fight over $2

Source: sun-sentinel.com

Judge-in Florida of course-orders rock, paper, scissors to settle dispute between lawyers

Source: chron.com

Fed up with the inability of two lawyers to agree on a trivial issue in an insurance lawsuit, a federal judge in Florida this week ordered them to "convene at a neutral site" and "engage in one (1) game of 'rock, paper, scissors'" to settle the matter.

Child Left By Mother At Chuck E. Cheese's To Live With Relatives

Source: local6.com

You all remember the kid that was left at the Chuck E. Cheese, right? Well, now he's sent off to a relative's.

Arrests made as people advertised prostitution on Craig's List

Source: upi.com

NEW YORK, June 8 (UPI) -- Advertising sex for sale on the Craigslist.com online classified site has led to the arrest of five people from New York, Georgia and Florida.

Man arrested for waving his genitals at drivers-punches window when one complains

Source: tampabays10.com

Tampa, Florida - Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 37-year-old man, accusing him of waving his genitals at passing drivers and then punching in a car window when one of the motorists complained.

Man slashes throat of guy who threw yoghurt at him in (obviously) Florida

Source: palmbeachpost.com

Curt Broome, 50, of Jensen Beach reportedly was slashed on the throat during a confrontation with Dan Stewart, 52, at U.S. 1 and Palm City Avenue.

Ronald McDonald found covered in duct tape and Mardi Gras beads

Source: community.emeraldcoast.com

Ronald McDonald, a character statue kidnapped from his bench outside the McDonalds restaurant in Miramar Beach, has been recovered in Niceville.

Homeless ex-soldier attacked by teens

Source: local6.com

A former U.S. soldier living in some woods in DeLand, Fla., was ambushed by four teens in the city's third attack on a homeless man, according to Local 6 News. Police said Bill Railsback, 51, was drinking a beer at a homeless camp when the teens jumped and began to beat him.

Man drowns trying to save toy boat

Source: news.yahoo.com

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida man drowned after jumping onto an inflatable raft and paddling out to the middle of a lake to try to retrieve a stalled, radio-controlled toy boat, police said Tuesday.

Gov. Bush To Sign 'Dining With Dogs' Bill

Source: local6.com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Dogs may soon be allowed to accompany their owners out to dinner.

Banks Ask Customers To Take Off Hats, Sunglasses

Source: kcra.com

MIAMI -- Remove the hats and glasses. That's the demand of some banks in South Florida worried about robberies. The banks want surveillance cameras to get a better look at patrons and any would-be robbers.

Naked man fights cars! obviously in Florida

Source: tampabays10.com

Largo, Florida -- What first started as out as a car accident ended with the chase of a naked man acting crazy. Police say 21-year-old Joshua Orcutt crashed his car into a fire hydrant on Walsingham Road near Indian Rocks Road in Largo. Orcutt broke a water main flooding the area.

Nude Resorts taking off the gloves in fight for customers

Source: telegram.com

LAND O' LAKES, Fla.— The photo of the attractive brunette is strategically cropped, but the ad makes it clear she's wearing nothing but a smile. The pitch: she swims nude at Paradise Lakes Resort and so can you.

Deer 300 times more dangerous than alligators and sharks

Source: gainesville.com

atal alligator and shark attacks have been big news in Florida over the past few years. But there's an animal 300 times more dangerous, despite its innocent face and bushy white tail.

STDs Running Rampant In Retirement Community

Source: local6.com

Doctors said sexually transmitted diseases among senior citizens are running rampant at a popular Central Florida retirement community, according to a Local 6 News report.

Public pays to clean up yard of home Beary owns

Source: orlandosentinel.com

A Winter Park home owned by Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary is such a neighborhood eyesore that city officials cleaned up the lawn Thursday on the taxpayers' dime, officials said.

Florida deputy tasers himself

Source: tampabays10.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff's officials say an Orange County deputy was not seriously injured when he was zapped by his own stun gun during a scuffle with a suspect.

Junior Senior High School graduates come back to wear dark clothes and masks and squirt people in the cafeteria with water guns

Source: cfn13.com

Eight very recent graduates at Space Coast Junior Senior High School spent part of their first days as alumni behind bars because of a prank.

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