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Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. [Full Story]

FHP: Suspected drunk driver hits, kills construction worker

MIAMI -- The Florida Highway Patrol said a suspected drunk driver struck and killed a construction worker on Interstate 95 and tried to flee the scene.
Police investigate double shooting

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. -- Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide at a South Florida residence.
Returned funds offer small hope for swindled law firm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A law-firm gutted by an accused con-man has received an unexpected windfall.
Broward County superintendent heads back to school

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Broward County's superintendent headed back to school for the first time in nearly two decades to be a substitute teacher.
Liquor store owner feeling blue after collector's bottle of whisky stolen

WESTON, Fla. -- Instead of paying the steep price tag for a limited edition bottle of whisky, a man grabbed the collector's item, shoved it into his pants and walked out of a liquor store.
Less poetry, music but big Miami book fair goes on

MIAMI -- Poetry and music have been cut and there will be no parade to kick off the Miami Book Fair International as in years past. But one of the nation's leading literary festivals isn't giving up on readers in a bad economy.
Police search for hit and run driver that killed elderly man

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. -- Police are searching for the vehicle that struck and killed an elderly man Thursday night.
Mother saves her kids from burning home

LAUDERHILL, Fla. -- A mother rescued her four children from a fire that spread to their home from a car parked in front of the home.
Gas container thought suspicious claimed by owner

MIAMI -- Authorities have learned that a container thought suspicious and found near a dumpster held gasoline.