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July 26, 2002

Blood donors stay the course
News of two HIV-tainted blood transfusions has not discouraged donors from contributing.

Leaping sturgeon become boating hazard
Increasingly, the large fish collide with boats and people.

Butterworth turns sights on a run for state Senate
The attorney general's decision comes as a surprise. He had been urged to run for another Cabinet post and had considered a judgeship.

Infant dies 10 days after mom drives into water
The baby's father made the decision to remove a ventilator after he understood there was no hope for recovery.

Boy gets brain infection from lake
ORLANDO -- A 12-year-old boy has developed a rare brain infection from amoebas in a Central Florida lake, officials said.

2 men identified as 'Rolex Bandit' suspects
WEST PALM BEACH -- Authorities identified two Miami men Thursday suspected of being the so-called "Rolex Bandits" responsible for more than 40 robberies.

Man guilty in murder near Disney World
It's his second conviction. In a departure from state law, a judge has said the jury will have the final word on his fate.

From AP's Florida news wire
  • Hurricane Jeanne appears on track to hit Florida's east coast
  • Rumor mill working overtime after Florida hurricanes
  • Developments associated with Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne
  • Four killed in Panhandle plane crash were on Ivan charity mission
  • Hurricane Frances caused estimated $4.4 billion in insured damage
  • Disabled want more handicapped-accessible voting machines
  • USF forces administrators to resign over test score changes
  • Man's death at Universal Studios ruled accidental
  • State child welfare workers in Miami fail to do background checks
  • Hurricane Jeanne heads toward southeast U.S. coast
  • Hurricane Jeanne spurs more anxiety for storm-weary Floridians
  • Mistrial declared in case where teen was target of racial "joke"
  • Panhandle utility wants sewer plant moved to higher ground
  • State employee arrested on theft, bribery charges
  • Homestead house fire kills four children, one adult
  • Pierson leader tries to cut off relief to local fern cutters
  • Florida's high court rules Terri's law unconstitutional
  • Jacksonville students punished for putting stripper pole in dorm
  • FEMA handling nearly 600,000 applications for help
  • Man who killed wife, niece, self also killed mother in 1971
  • Producer sues city over lead ball fired by Miami police
  • Tourism suffers across Florida after pummeling by hurricanes
  • Key dates in the life of Terri Schiavo
  • An excerpt from the unanimous ruling in the Schiavo case
  • Four confirmed dead after small plane crash in Panhandle
  • Correction: Disney-Cruise Line story

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