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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a South Florida man beheaded a dog and duck outside his suburban apartment. Media outlets report that Palm Beach County deputies responded to the home Tuesday evening and found 28-year-old Javier Orelly digging a hole next to a headless dog. An arrest report says a neighbor had […]

NAPLES, Fla.- A man will spend the next 22 years in prison in connection to a 2008 murder. Rodsheek Williams, 28, entered a no contest plea on Wednesday, one day after the murder trial began. Investigators believe Williams was involved in an armed robbery when they say he killed 63-year-old Jacques Lamothe on Fifth Avenue North in October 2008.

NAPLES, Fla.- The Great Dock Canoe Race will celebrate its 40th and final event on May 14. The annual tradition, which began in 1977, draws thousands of spectators each year. “I know as a business owner on Bayfront, it’s one of our busiest days of the year. And not only that, it’s something the locals have something to look […]

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.- The Florida International Air Show is taking flight once again in Punta Gorda after organizers canceled the event in 2015. The Air Show is scheduled for Oct. 21 through Oct. 23 at the Punta Gorda Airport. “This is a new chapter for the Florida International Air Show,” said Tyler Ezzi, Air Show […]

NAPLES, Fla.- A Collier County EMS worker told police he was planning to commit suicide when he allegedly stole pain medication from an ambulance. Collier County EMS Chief Walter Kopka confirms 34-year-old Andrew Seager is currently on unpaid leave. Collier County deputies say Seager, who has worked as a paramedic in the county for 10 years, allegedly stole two vials of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – A Senate committee has approved a Republican amendment to strip federal protection from gray wolves in three Great Lakes states and Wyoming. The measure also prohibits courts from intervening in those states on behalf of the embattled predator. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming sponsored the amendment to delist the gray wolf in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Spending on air traffic control operations has doubled over two decades, while productivity has declined substantially and efforts to improve performance have been ineffective, according to a report released Wednesday by a government watchdog. The report by the Transportation Department’s inspector general blames the decline in productivity at air traffic facilities on […]

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) – Staples and Office Depot are planning to extend the deadline to get their business combination done. The office supply companies said Wednesday that the extension allows for the completion of ongoing federal district court litigation with the Federal Trade Commission. Last month federal regulators rejected an offer from Staples to sell […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Ohio Gov. John Kasich praised the New Hampshire Legislature on Wednesday for expanding Medicaid under the president’s health care overhaul law – a rare move for GOP presidential contender – saying that the decision saved lives. “I took $14 billion dollars over the next two years back to Ohio from Washington […]

BERLIN (AP) – Three aid agencies are appealing to European countries to help prevent sexual abuse of women and girls in refugee camps. The United Nations refugee agency, the U.N. Population Fund and the Women’s Refugee Commission say a field study shows women are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and other abuse on their journey […]