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Florida Uses Harry Potter, Pac-Man To Market Gators Football

Joe Student — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:30:15 +0000

Forget neatly folded letters in embossed envelopes, University of Florida recruiting coordinator Joker Phillips is going full geek on prep recruits. In the past week, Phillips, who has been tweeting non-traditional marketing images with the hashtag #comeplayWRforthejoker for sometime now, used a mock up of Harry Potter flyin

Florida Sheriffs Install Signs In Front of Homes of Convicted Rapists & Sex Offenders

Ian Delap — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:36:39 +0000

We have all seen the notices in our mail boxes every now and then about convicted sex offenders moving into the neighborhood. Now in Bradford County Florida, Sheriffs have taken things one step further. They are placing signs in front of the offender’s residence. This is a bold move by the Bradford County Sheriff Department. [...]

Details Released on Laramie Woman's Death in Florida

Trevor T. Trujillo — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:33:33 +0000

Details have been released on the death of Mary Arbour, a Laramie resident, who died in a automobile crash in Florida, including tape of the 911 call and a recording of law enforcement radio during the incident.

Police Find Dead Body, Explosives, Guns Inside Florida College Dorm Room

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:37:26 +0000

On Wednesday morning, authorities found the body of a University of Central Florida student inside a dorm room, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A campus spokeswoman said that there were also improvised explosive devices and additional weapons in the room.

Go Here: Skunk Ape Research HQ in Florida

Jackie Mancini — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:06:12 +0000

If you’re on a quest for Big Foot, head on down to the Florida Everglades and you’ll be in good company. A Skunk Ape — the technical term for Big Foot’s biped species — is allegedly six to seven feet tall and weighs between 350 to 450 pounds. According to the SARH, there are between [...]

Relentless Rain from Tropical Storm Debby Floods Parts of Florida

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:16:45 +0000

Tropical Storm Debby may not be an actual hurricane, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t wreaking plenty of havoc – she’s already drenched Northern Florida in rain and spun off isolated tornadoes with at least one casualty. The constant barrage of wind and rain has evoked unpleasant memories of the widespread flooding that occurred across [...]

Burgers for Breakfast — Florida Schools Serve Lunch Before 10 AM [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:54:21 +0000

Is a cheeseburger or a corn dog appropriate early-morning fare for kids? Some Florida schools think so. According to a report on ‘Today,’ Winter Park High School has begun serving lunch as early as 9:30 a.m. because, they say, students start their days much earlier now. And this isn’t the only school serving lunch when [...]

Florida Mom Leaves Kids in the Car to Go Shoplifting

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:00:53 +0000

A woman from Kissimmee, FL is facing both theft and child neglect charges for allegedly leaving two children in a car in the parking lot of a store where she was shoplifting. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Stacey Armstrong after employees of the store caught her shoplifting $100 of candy and some cosmetics. As she was being [...]

Florida Woman Hit with Staggering $200,000 Cell Phone Bill

Shauna Wright — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:44:12 +0000

If you think your cell phone bill is high, you haven’t met Celina Aarons.

The Florida woman added a cell phone to her account for her mute and hearing-impaired brother, who didn’t know to turn off his data roaming when he was recently in Canada. Since his only form of communication with the phone is via text messages, those international data rates added up quickly — to the tune of over $200,000 in one month.

Florida-Based Community Bank to Pay Customers for Their Business

Shauna Wright — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:35:29 +0000

In response to Bank of America’s recently announced $5 monthly fee for debit card usage, Florida-based Community Bank is doing the reverse — it’s paying customers to bank with them.

'Hairy Crazy Ants' Invade Florida, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:00:33 +0000

If ants creep you out, this particular breed will truly give you nightmares.

Dubbed “hairy crazy ants,” they move at warp speed and little deters them. In fact, if one is killed, it releases a chemical cue for the others to attack the threat — making standard pesticides nearly useless.

Crack Is Wack

Jon Michaels — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:15:50 +0000

Let’s be clear – crack cocaine is not an accepted form of payment. A Florida woman was pulled over for speeding Sunday in an area notorious for drug activity. When cops questioned 47-year-old Mila A. Birkestrandabout her reasons for being in the area, she insisted she wasn’t involved in any illegal drugs.

Mom Forces Son To Wear Sign Detailing His Bad Grades [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:08:08 +0000

15-year-old James Mond is being forced by his mother to stand on various Tampa, Florida street corners with a sign that details his poor GPA and bad score on an achievement test.

The sign encourages motorists to "Honk if I need an education."

Rhoda Holder says James will have to perform this task for a week, and believes her tough love will prevent her child from becoming a drop out.

Psychologist Stacey Scheckner, who My Fox Tampa spoke to, thinks this humiliating technique will backfire and result in James acting out more.