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• Dougherty siblings return to Ga. for court, plead not guilty

  May 15, 2012 12:45 PM

  ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Three siblings accused in a multistate crime spree have pleaded not guilty to charges of pulling off a daring bank robbery in south Georgia. Ryan Dougherty, Lee Grace Dougherty and Dylan Stanley-Dougherty entered the plea Tuesday at a court hearing in Albany. They are accused of... more »

• Florida siblings apologize to local troopers before sentencing

  April 30, 2012 10:34 PM

  Today three siblings from Florida got sentenced to decades in prison for crimes they committed in Colorado. Dylan, Lee Grace and Ryan Dougherty are now in federal custody to face charges in Georgia. In a Walsenburg courtroom, it was time to face the music for the Dougherty siblings and... more »

• Swing-state unemployment down, Obama's chances up

  April 22, 2012 11:34 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The improving economy is swinging the pendulum in President Barack Obama's favor in the 14 states where the presidential election will likely be decided. Recent polls show Obama gaining an edge over his likely Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, in several so-called swing states - those that are... more »

• George Zimmerman's bail set at 150K

  April 20, 2012 11:29 AM

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A judge says George Zimmerman can be released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester set several conditions Friday for Zimmerman's release. He cannot have any firearms, drink alcohol or use drugs and must observe... more »

• Judge to decide if Zimmerman will be allowed bail

  April 20, 2012 9:14 AM

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A bail hearing has begun for the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin An attorney for George Zimmerman is asking the Seminole County judge to let Zimmerman post bail at a hearing Friday. Zimmerman is in the courtroom, shackled but dressed in a suit.... more »

• Discovery Shuttle on its way to Virginia

  April 17, 2012 8:09 AM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's oldest and most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, is being flown to a new life as a museum relic. Discovery departed Florida's Kennedy Space Center at daybreak Tuesday aboard a modified jumbo jet. It's bound for Washington, where it will be a Smithsonian exhibit. The... more »

• Political, legal fights over school vouchers' fate

  April 8, 2012 12:39 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Political fights and court battles are brewing around the country over using public dollars to make it easier for parents to afford private schools for their kids. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal recently won passage of legislation that expands statewide a voucher program in New Orleans as part... more »

• Fla gov signs law inspired by Caylee's death

  April 6, 2012 9:41 PM

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill inspired by 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's death. The law increases the maximum penalty from a year in jail to five years in prison for knowingly making a false statement to police about a missing child. Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, was... more »

• Special ops Air Force pilot, Springs native laid to rest at AFA Play Video

  March 12, 2012 8:10 PM

  Capt. Ryan P. Hall, of Colorado Springs, was laid to rest Monday at the Air Force Academy. He was 30 years old. "Ryan has come home," Capt. Hall's father, Dennis, told the congregation at the Cadet Chapel. Capt. Hall is a 2000 graduate of Pine Creek High School.... more »

• Florida veteran: "I'm not dead!"

  January 31, 2012 12:48 PM

  A Florida war veteran is in the middle of a new battle. This one is with the federal government to prove that he is alive. In fact, he's now been declared dead by the government, four separate times. Jerry Miller says he keeps getting letters that say he has... more »

• Trailing in Florida, Gingrich bemoans Romney

  January 29, 2012 2:23 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - With a new poll showing him trailing by 15 points, Newt Gingrich is slamming Mitt Romney for "carpet-bombing" his record. An NBC/Marist poll showed Romney with support from 42 percent of likely voters in Tuesday's Florida primary, with Gingrich slipping to 27 percent. A barrage of attacks... more »

• Romney on the offensive in Florida

  January 24, 2012 11:17 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney spent years building a presidential candidacy based on corporate success, a squeaky clean image and an aura of electability that let him focus on President Barack Obama rather than his GOP rivals. South Carolina Republicans destroyed that strategy in an instant, saying they see... more »

• Obama campaign seeks ad rates in states

  January 17, 2012 8:25 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama campaign has requested advertising rates in a number of key states, a sign that it could be close to airing its first television commercials of the 2012 campaign. The president's campaign has sought the advertising information in 14 states that are expected to be... more »

• Colorado Springs man accused of being a "traveler" scam artist

  January 14, 2012 1:14 AM

  A Colorado Springs man has been arrested in Polk County, Florida, accused of being a "traveler." Bartholomew Rafferty, 33, of Colorado Springs and four others were arrested after local authorities set up a sting operation. They were trying to catch contractors scamming elderly people for home repairs. Sheriff's... more »

• Police: Florida pizza workers burned down rival store

  October 29, 2011 8:19 PM

  LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) - The battle for pizza supremacy has taken a wrong turn in Florida. Two managers of a Domino's Pizza restaurant in Lake City, in north-central Florida, have been charged with burning down a rival Papa John's location. The motive? Police say one of the men admitted... more »

• Pleasure boat capsizes, killing one

  October 10, 2011 8:17 AM

  MARATHON, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says a commercial fisherman spotted a capsized pleasure boat and led to the rescue of seven people who spent 20 hours floating in choppy seas off the Florida Keys. The commercial boat rescued three men clinging to the overturned craft and... more »

• Powder substance sent to Vice President Biden's brother

  October 2, 2011 9:28 AM

  OCEAN RIDGE, Fla. (AP) - The FBI is investigating a suspicious package containing a powdery substance that was delivered to a home on a Florida street where Vice President Joe Biden's brother lives. The Sun Sentinel reported on its website Saturday night that two residents of Ridge Boulevard in... more »

• Cain wins early Florida test vote

  September 24, 2011 7:54 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Herman Cain won an early test vote in Florida that lacked most of the leading candidates' participation. Cain captured 37.1 percent of the vote at Saturday's Presidency 5 straw poll in Orlando, with Texas Gov. Rick Perry coming in second with 15.4 percent. Mitt Romney came... more »

• Cuba: Marathon swimmer Nyad eyes new Florida swim

  September 22, 2011 6:47 PM

  HAVANA (AP) - Cuban authorities said Thursday that American Diana Nyad plans to take another shot at what would be a record swim from Cuba to Florida after falling short of her goal last month. An email from Cuban press officials invited journalists to meet the famed endurance swimmer... more »

• Romney questions Perry stance on Social Security

  September 21, 2011 11:36 AM

  MIAMI (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is raising new questions in Florida about his rival Rick Perry's position on Social Security. Romney said at a Miami town hall-style meeting that Perry's proposal to have states run the retirement system won't work. Romney asks what would happen if some... more »

• Doughtery cases bound over for trial

  September 20, 2011 10:24 PM

  Three Florida siblings who were captured in Colorado last month will be bound over for trial. Also according to testimony today, we've learned the fugitives planned to go to Mexico and were heavily armed. Dylan, Ryan and Lee Grace each face numerous charges in Huerfano County, including attempted murder... more »

• Romney, Perry strongly differ on Social Security

  September 9, 2011 5:00 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Social Security has become a major divide in the contest between Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination. The votes of seniors - in aging Iowa, the retiree haven of Florida and elsewhere - could be at stake.... more »

• Tebow laughs off report of bounty by Hurricanes

  August 18, 2011 3:48 PM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Tim Tebow laughed off a report that he was the target of a $5,000 bounty from a former Miami Hurricanes booster who is at the center of the school's growing scandal. The former Florida quarterback who's now a backup with the Denver Broncos said Thursday... more »

• Alleged gang leader convicted of racketeering

  August 12, 2011 5:59 PM

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A man who authorities say led one of South Florida's most violent gangs has been convicted of federal racketeering charges. A Palm Beach County jury on Friday convicted 30-year-old Futo Charles of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering. Each charge could carry 30... more »

• New details released about Dougherty shootout

  August 11, 2011 8:27 PM

  We're learning more about a shootout near Walsenburg Wednesday, that marked the end of a cross-country manhunt for three siblings. Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor says the Dougherty's were armed with AK-47s and machine gun when they allegedly fired shots at state troopers during a high-speed chase on I-25. According... more »

• Two of NASA's space shuttles meet nose-to-nose

  August 11, 2011 6:36 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's retired space shuttles are trading places. In a rare nose-to-nose encounter, Discovery and Endeavour met outside the shuttle hangar Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery moved into the hangar and Endeavour went to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The switch... more »

• Lee Grace Dougherty: "I deserved to get shot"

  August 11, 2011 4:10 PM

  Three siblings who led the FBI on a nationwide manhunt are now facing felony charges in Colorado. They're accused of firing at law enforcement during a high speed chase on the interstate yesterday that ended near Walsenburg. Their attorney waived their advisement this morning at their first court hearing.... more »

• Mom devastated after fugitive children's capture

  August 11, 2011 1:14 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - The mother of three siblings captured after an intense nationwide search says she is devastated by the arrest of her children. Barbara Bell of East Palatka, Fla., told The Associated Press on Thursday that "throughout all of this, I think everybody just wanted it to... more »

• Fugitive suspects booked in Pueblo jail Play Video

  August 10, 2011 8:40 PM

  The 3 Florida siblings sought by authorities from across the country are now being booked at the Pueblo County jail. Grace Lee Dougherty, Ryan Edward Dougherty and Dylan Dougherty Stanley were all captured after a police chase that started at around 9:38 a.m. Wednesday in Colorado City and ended... more »

• Fugitive siblings fired at troopers with automatic weapons

  August 10, 2011 5:51 PM

  The Florida siblings at the center of a nationwide manhunt fired at Colorado State Troopers with an AK-47 assault rifle and a MAC-11 machine pistol while speeding down Interstate 25 at over 100 miles per hour. Lt. Col. Anthony Padilla of the Colorado State Patrol said at a press... more »

• Second doctor arrested in Colo. painkiller case

  August 10, 2011 4:14 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A second doctor accused of overprescribing painkillers that led to the deaths of four patients in Colorado has been arrested in Florida. The Colorado U.S. Attorney's office said that 53-year-old Eric Peper was arrested without incident on Wednesday at his home in Summerland Key, Fla. ... more »

• Update: Fugitive siblings in Colorado

  August 9, 2011 9:27 PM

  Word from the FBI in Denver is that they will hold a press conference some time within the next 10 minutes to update the "Dougherty Gang" situation. We'll keep you updated as soon as we get more information. At last report, the three were reportedly spotted at an REI in... more »

• Manhunt continues as 3 fugitive siblings evade police

  August 9, 2011 8:42 AM

  A Tampa Bay area sheriff says he hopes three fugitive siblings accused of shooting at a police officer in Florida and robbing a bank in Georgia will make a mistake as they continue eluding authorities. Appearing on CBS's "The Early Show" Tuesday, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco called the... more »

• Audit advises foreign securities for CO treasury

  July 12, 2011 6:17 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An audit of Colorado's Treasury Department recommends that it should consider expanding investments beyond only U.S. securities and look into foreign securities. Tuesday's audit says lawmakers should examine the possibility of eliminating statutory limits that require only domestic security investments. The audit conducted by Buck Global... more »

• Lawyers concerned for Casey Anthony's safety when released from jail

  July 11, 2011 8:48 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - One of Casey Anthony's defense lawyers says he's worried about her safety once she's released from jail after being acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter. Cheney Mason told the NBC's "Today" show Monday he doesn't know where Anthony will go when she's freed Sunday from... more »

• Obama heralds launch of final space shuttle

  July 8, 2011 4:15 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - With the launch of Atlantis on NASA's final space shuttle mission, President Barack Obama says a proud country watched as "America reached for the heavens once more." Obama congratulated the Atlantis astronauts and space workers on what he called a "picture perfect launch" Friday from Cape... more »

• South Carolina wins second straight College World Series

  June 29, 2011 1:04 AM

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Michael Roth pitched 7 2-3 innings on three days' rest, and South Carolina won its second straight national championship with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night that completed a two-game sweep over Florida in the College World Series finals. South Carolina (55-14) became the first team to... more »

• NASA prepping next Mars spacecraft for fall launch

  June 23, 2011 8:55 PM

  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - NASA's next roving spacecraft to the surface of Mars has arrived in Florida after a cross-country flight to undergo final testing. A C-17 cargo jet carrying the rover nicknamed Curiosity took off from March Air Force Base in California and arrived Wednesday night in Florida.... more »

• Vandy and Florida win on opening day at College World Series

  June 19, 2011 1:00 AM

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Vanderbilt's Connor Harrell snapped a sixth-inning tie by blasting the first College World Series home run in the new TD Ameritrade Park and the Commodores went on to defeat North Carolina 7-2. This is Vandy's first trip to Omaha for the double-elimination tournament for the national... more »

• Romney not participating in early straw polls

  June 10, 2011 7:33 PM

  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Aides to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney say he won't compete in the Iowa Republican Straw Poll in August, an event he spent more than $1 million to win four years ago. Gearing up for the straw poll would divert time and money from... more »

• Rapper Flo Rida charged with DUI in Miami Beach

  June 9, 2011 12:09 PM

  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Rapper Flo Rida has been charged with driving under the influence after police in Miami Beach say they spotted his Bugatti driving erratically. A crowd pleaded with police to let him go. An arrest report says Flo Rida, whose real name is Tramar Dillard,... more »

• Former Utah Governor looking at 2012 presidential run

  June 4, 2011 5:11 PM

  GORHAM, N.H. (AP) - Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is mapping out a 2012 presidential campaign that skips early-voting Iowa to focus on New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida. He's not yet an announced GOP candidate for 2012, but he sure sounded like it in an Associated Press interview... more »

• Trial for Florida mother accused of murder in recess until Monday

  June 4, 2011 5:04 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - An FBI forensic expert and a crime scene investigator have testified today at Casey Anthony's murder trial about evidence found in her car. The Florida mother is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. The FBI examiner said she examined a light-brown, 9-inch-long hair... more »

• Widow of anthrax victim doubts FBI's conclusion

  May 19, 2011 12:23 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - The widow of a Florida tabloid photo editor who died in the 2001 anthrax mailings is casting fresh doubt on the FBI's conclusion that a lone federal scientist staged the attacks. Attorneys for Maureen Stevens have filed new sworn statements from two of Bruce Ivins' superiors... more »

• Local response to the future of the U.S. space program

  May 16, 2011 12:04 PM

  America's second-to-last shuttle launch was a success. Shuttle Endeavour launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida just before 7 a.m. local time. NASA and the federal government will be looking for their next method of space travel. In the meantime it looks like the U.S. could be buying seats on the rockets... more »

• NASA: No Monday launch for space shuttle Endeavour

  May 1, 2011 2:34 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour's launch is off until probably the end of the week. On Sunday, NASA officials said there was no way Endeavour could blast off Monday on its final voyage. A new launch date was not set. But officials said it appeared that... more »

• Colorado sues Florida law firm on licensing issue

  April 28, 2011 5:49 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado attorney general has sued a Florida law firm alleging it contracted with more than 650 residents to provide them with debt management services but didn't have a license to do so. Attorney General John Suthers said Thursday his office sued the Johnson Law Group... more »

• Alligator finds its way into Florida bathroom Play Video

  April 25, 2011 5:51 AM

  PALMETTO, Fla. (AP) A Tampa-area woman found an unwelcome weekend guest in her bathroom -- a 7-foot alligator. Alexis Dunbar says she screamed and the alligator hissed when she found it inside the bathroom of her home Saturday afternoon. Her boyfriend propped a small table by the bathroom to... more »

• Former Broncos star stabbed by his wife

  April 23, 2011 1:42 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Brandon Marshall's wife is accused of stabbing the Miami Dolphins wide receiver and has been arrested on a domestic violence charge, according to a sheriff's office report. The Broward County Sheriff's Office report, obtained Saturday by The Associated Press, says Michi Nogami-Marshall stabbed her husband with... more »

• Butler back in Final Four, beats Florida in OT

  March 26, 2011 11:08 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Shelvin Mack scored 27 points, including five in overtime, and Butler returned to the Final Four with a 74-71 victory over Florida on Saturday. Matt Howard scored 14 and Khyle Marshall added 10 for the Bulldogs (27-9), who showed again they simply won't give in, erasing... more »

• Mom forces son to stand on street for bad grades

  March 19, 2011 3:46 PM

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Wearing a sign around his neck that read, "Honk if I need an education," 15-year-old James Mond III stood for nearly four hours on a Tampa, Fla., street corner. Fed up with his bad grades, his mother sent him there hoping to teach him a... more »

• Law enforcement shootings across U.S. resonate with locals

  January 24, 2011 8:35 PM

  Violence against police anywhere resonates with officers everywhere; especially in Colorado Springs, where memories are still fresh of Officers Ken Jordan and Jared Jensen who both died in the line of duty in 2006. Incidents like officer shootings from Sunday and Monday across the country bring back a fresh... more »

• Florida jogger won't be charged for shooting teen

  January 12, 2011 5:39 AM

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) A pistol-packing jogger in Florida won't be charged for shooting and killing a teenager who attacked him during a midnight run. Prosecutors said Tuesday they are convinced Thomas Baker acted in self defense when he fired eight shots at 18-year-old Carlos Mustelier near Tampa in November... more »

• Local grocery stores will weather Florida freeze, Texas drought Play Video

  January 4, 2011 11:50 PM

  In Florida for the third time this month, farmers are forced to cover their crops with a cocoon of ice, trying to save the citrus. Texas is suffering from drought right now. Some areas haven't seen rain in 90 days. "Mother nature dishes it out. We gotta do what... more »

• "Pedophile" author has chance at beating charges Play Video

  December 22, 2010 1:14 AM

  Phillip Greaves, the author of the controversial "Pedophile's Guide to Love and Passion" says he's not in the wrong after he was arrested at his Pueblo home and extradited to Florida on felony obscenity charges. "I was not the one who solicited the material to be sent to Florida. And... more »