Florida News latest RSS headlines - Florida Statesman.comProvides the latest RSS feeds for Florida News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home pageGas Prices Will Mean Fewer July Fourth Travelers- July 4, 2008 You can probably guess why: gas prices.But that doesn&039;t mean roads and airports will be empty. About one in eight Americans is expected to travel this weekend, but it&039;s costing them more to do it this...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15967547/ AAA Predicts Busy Florida Roadways Over Fourth Of July Weekend- July 4, 2008 Florida Highway Patrol said it will have extra troopers on the highways to watch for speeders and drunk drivers.The patrol reported 27 deaths over the 96-hour Memorial Day weekend in late May, includi...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15967546/ Local Soldier To Receive Key To City Of Miami Beach- July 4, 2008 MIAMI, Fla. -- A local soldier returned who home from Iraq Thursday night will be honored by the City of Miami Beach.Zacory Ruiz, 22, spent 14 months in Iraq. It was his second tour of duty as a Marin...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15966081/ Florida court nixes Indian casino pact- July 4, 2008 The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Gov. Charlie Crist overstepped his authority when he negotiated a deal last year that let the Seminole Tribe of Florida install slot machines and offer ta...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15965052/ Frogs near farms more likely to have sexual abnormalities- July 4, 2008 Washington, July 4 : A new study by zoologists at the University of Florida suggests that toads in suburban areas are less likely to suffer from reproductive system abnormalities than those in the vicinity of farms.http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/378401/cs/1/ 50,000 UCF students face staff, class cuts- July 4, 2008 University of Central Florida warned Wednesday that state-ordered budget cuts will mean fewer instructors, fewer courses and more crowded classrooms. The cuts are forcing UCF to trim spending by $11.4...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15962698/ Mosquito-borne horse virus on the rise in Palm Beach County- July 4, 2008 Palm Beach County , up from 11 cases in the first six months of both 2007 and 2006. All the infected horses this year have died. But encephalitis is unlikely to spark the kind of epidemic that the ...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15961600/ High Gas Prices Leave RVers At A Breaking Point- July 4, 2008 Over the years, recreational vehicles have been as much a part of NASCAR as the racecars themselves.However, more RV owners are thinking twice about taking in future races."It cost me just in fuel to ...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15961909/ Crowds Pack Red Hot & Boom- July 4, 2008 fireworks went off on time Thursday night.The annual Red Hot & Boom fireworks show was held at Cranes Roost Park in Uptown Altamonte.Event organizers estimate more than 150,000 people would atte...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15961908/ Road Rage Turns Deadly In Oakland Park- July 4, 2008 OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- A man was shot dead in a case of road rage Thursday morning, police said.Police were called to the 3400 block of North Dixie Highway at 11:20 a.m., where they found the driver of...http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/15962912/ |