Florida
Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities in central Florida early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was fatally shot at his Orlando townhouse during ...
Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball
It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself. The 17-year-old tiger named Ty underwent the procedure Wednesday at a veterinary center in the Tampa Bay area community ...
Surgeons remove 4-pound hairball from tiger
It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from Tampa Bay area surgeons when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself. BluePearl Veterinary Partners reports that a 17-year-old tiger named Ty underwent the procedure Wednesday at its Clearwater clinic. Ty ...
Pocket-dialing 911 leads to Fla. murder charge
Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911. The Broward Sheriff's Office says 24-year-old Scott Simon is charged with first-degree murder in the May 5 shooting of 33-year-old Nicholas Walker. Walker was shot while driving ...
5 things to know in Florida for May 23
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. MAN SHOT TO DEATH WHILE QUESTIONED IN BOSTON PROBE A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death early Wednesday after ...
Zimmerman wants Trayvon's pot use referenced
An attorney for the neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is asking a judge to deny prosecutors' request that the teen's marijuana use be off limits. George Zimmerman's attorney filed a motion Monday claiming that Martin likely was under the influence of marijuana at the time ...
Zimmerman wants Martin's pot use on the table
An attorney for the neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is asking a judge to deny prosecutors' request that the teen's marijuana use be off limits. George Zimmerman's attorney filed a motion Monday claiming that Martin likely was under the influence of marijuana at the time ...
Jorge Barahona writes letter to judge
A Miami man charged with fatally beating his adoptive daughter says audio cassettes that could help his care are being withheld. But Jorge Barahona doesn't explain in a two-page letter to the judge exactly how the recordings he made of conversations between his adoptive foster daughter and son could help. ...
Firing of Miami Bch cop in alcohol incident upheld
The firing of a Miami Beach police officer who admitted drinking before work has been upheld by an arbitrator. The department dismissed Rolando Gutierrez and fellow officer Derick Kuilan after they were photographed in uniform at a July 2011 bachelorette party at a South Beach club. Kuilan was later charged ...
Florida FBI Shooting Has Boston Bombing Links
Law enforcement officials say a man was fatally shot while he was being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife. (May 22)
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