PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The state of Florida is offering its help to Haiti after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the impoverished nation Tuesday afternoon. “As one of Haiti’s closest neighbors, Florida stands ready to offer assistance to those …

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JACKSONVILLE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is carrying out a fresh water pulse release from Lake Okeechobee today, but this time not to the St. Lucie River

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We’re waking to temperatures in the 30s, with the promise that it will warm into the 60s…

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We’re waking to temperatures in the 30s, with the promise that it will warm into the 60s… finally. A freeze warning for inland Palm Beach County and all of Martin and St

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ASHBURN, Va. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Suffolk Construction Company , one of the nation’s largest private construction managers, announced today that it has acquired The Dietze Construction Group based in Ashburn, Virginia. The merging of these …

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Pro Baseball 500 Home Runs (x-active) Through 2009 Player No. 1. Barry Bonds 762 2.

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Lake Okeechobee water, relied on to back up South Florida supplies, will once again be siphoned off to protect west coast fishing grounds. The Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday plans to start an 11-day round of lake releases, scheduled to drain an …

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Lucie County by the St. Lucie River to the west and private communities to the north.

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A Port St. Lucie man who stole a delivery driver’s keys to get back at him over a grudge has been arrested on felony burglary charges

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Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) — Orange-juice futures plunged the most since at least 1967 on signs that weekend damage from freezing weather in Florida may be less than some analysts forecast after growers took precautions against the cold. “Temperatures …

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