In tight race, Democrats debate passion versus practicality

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – With just two weeks to go before the first votes of the 2016 race for president, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders engaged in their most contentious debate match-up to date, underscoring their tightening primary race as the Iowa caucuses draw near. The pair tangled repeatedly Sunday night over who’s tougher […]

National Guard boosts presence in Flint to aid water crisis

FLINT, Mich. (AP) – The National Guard is boosting its presence in Flint as part of an effort to assist in dealing with the city’s drinking water crisis. The state says about 70 guard members will be stationed Monday in Flint, more than double the earlier number in place. Officials say teams visited nearly 5,000 […]

2016 Florida Python hunt is underway

MIAMI (CBS News/ AP)- The hunt is on for invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s wetlands. The state’s second public hunt for the exotic snakes — which can grow up to 18 feet in length in the Everglades — began on Saturday and ends on Feb. 14. Over 500 people have registered to look for pythons across a […]

2 dead, several injured after severe weather in Florida

DUETTE, Fla. (AP) – Florida officials say two adults have been killed and four children have been injured after two suspected tornadoes swept through central Florida over the weekend. Manatee County EMS officials tell WFLA-TV that several people were injured as severe weather pushed through Duette and Siesta Key in Sarasota and Manatee counties early […]

Public schools work with UM to treat sports concussions

MIAMI (AP) – Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the University of Miami are working together to prevent and treat concussions among student athletes. The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/1PAdrgB ) reports the two are working to catalog and treat concussions in every public high school and for every sport. The initiative began about four years ago and […]

Bend and a beer: Yoga classes and craft breweries team up

MIAMI (AP) – Call it detox and retox: Around the country, yogis are jumping up from savasana and hopping onto a barstool as yoga classes are making their way into breweries. While the teaching is traditional, the classes tend to attract newbies, especially men, says Beth Cosi, found of Bendy Brewski in Charleston, South Carolina […]

Flights start between Orlando and Vancouver

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Nonstop flights between Orlando and Vancouver have started for the first time. Orlando International Airport officials recently announced that WestJet has started flying between the two cities. The two flights per week service last through the end of April. Vancouver had been the largest market in North America without flights to […]

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters from Gulf of Mexico

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) – U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued two men after their boat began taking on water during a storm in the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel was drifting when the men were spotted on Sunday after the Coast Guard in Key West received a “digital selective calling” report from the boat. It […]

Students in South Florida march to end gun violence

MIAMI (AP) – More than 200 black male students from 10 South Florida schools are making a call to end gun violence. The students will carry signs about gun violence that has killed several Miami-Dade County youth recently during a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade on Monday. Students will also carry baby caskets and […]

Details about 12 Marines missing in Hawaii helicopter crash

HONOLULU (AP) – The U.S. Marine Corps has released the names of 12 Marines missing after two helicopters crashed off Hawaii. Here are their stories: CAPT. BRIAN T. KENNEDY, 31, PHILADELPHIA Capt. Brian T. Kennedy’s father said his son is from suburban Philadelphia. “This is where he grew up and went to high school, but […]