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Doug MacGregor's Cartoon...Today is Crash-Free Friday

Miracle sweep doubleheader Mike McCardell dazzled with nine strikeouts in a complete-game victory as the Miracle finished a doubleheader sweep Thursday against the Flying...

A cracklin' good holiday in Lee County See our Fourth of July extras below.

Success story: They're in it for the long haul Gary McKinley had factored a regional economic slump into his decision to purchase a Craters & Freighters franchise in early 2007.

Quote of the Day "We cannot have a whole community of people afraid of coming forward when the time is absolutely critical to solving a case."

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Autopsy: Girl died of asphyxiation by python Asphyxiation is the preliminary cause of death of a little girl killed by a Burmese python in central Florida.

SR29 closed in Glades County Flooding has closed State Road 29 between US27 to SR78 West.

Jackson memorial set for Tuesday in LA Michael Jackson's memorial service has been set for Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Radio resumes offering new hope People are taking to the radio airwaves in hopes of landing a job. It's the newest way job-seekers in Southwest Florida are advertising their skills.

60-year-old arrested on robbery charges Police arrested a 60-year-old man after he was positively identified by victims of an April home invasion.

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Madonna inspired crazy hope in a culturally awkward teen Summer 1985 marked the first anniversary of my family's return to Baltimore from Saudi Arabia, and of my experiment in trying to become a normal American teenager.

Leopold joins overhauled defensive unit The Florida Panthers lost one defenseman Thursday but added another, signing Jordan Leopold to a one-year contract on the same day that free agent Karlis Skrastins agreed to terms with the Dallas Stars.

Nation's fireworks sparkle less under recession Lack of bucks means less bang this July Fourth for many cash-strapped cities.

Insurance testimony in West Palm Beach aims to change laws Tackling the problem of sky-high homeowner's insurance in higher-risk states with a national catastrophic fund could help bring relief to beleaguered property owners and the rocky real estate market, witnesses at a Congressional subcommittee hearing said Thursday.

467,000 jobs cut in June; U.S. jobless rate at 9.5 percent Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy.