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Federal court rejects appeal by Miami mass killer John Ferguson MiamiHerald.com Florida Gov. Rick Scott would have to sign a new death warrant. “It's under review,” Scott spokesman Frank Collins said. Ferguson was convicted of the July 1977 murders of six in Carol City during a home-invasion robbery. At the time, it was the worst ... and more »

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Man captures and kills 18-foot long python MyFox Atlanta A Florida man ends up in the record books after he catches the biggest python ever captured in the state. A Florida man ends up ... Well one man in California accidentally butt-dialed 911 -- while in the middle of committing a burglary. It's become ... and more »

Santiestebans Plead Guilty To Marijuana Trafficking Miami New Times (blog) In the spring of last year, federal agents and Miami-Dade narcotics detectives dismantled a clan of marijuana growers that distributed thousands of pounds of high-grade weed from South Florida to New York City. Gilberto Santiesteban Jr., his dad, and ...

Pasco sweep nabs wayward felons Northwest News and Tribune More than a dozen members of the sheriff's office and Dade City Police Department joined forces to conduct a warrant sweep Wednesday in Dade City. The goal of the operation, dubbed Clean Streets Enforcement Plan, was to track down 20 convicted felons ...

South Florida Insurance Fraud: Feds Charge 92 Over $20 Million In Claims Huffington Post The scheme dated from about October 2006 to December 2012 and the defendants staged accidents and submitted false insurance claims through 21 chiropractic clinics in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties that they controlled, authorities said. Of the 33 ... and more »

Jerimiah Hartline, Man Who Fled 'Zombies' In Stolen Truck, Pleads Guilty To ... Huffington Post U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/17Yg8VO) reports Jerimiah Hartline pleaded guilty Monday to assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run causing death or injury, and vehicle theft. He could get five years in prison. The California Highway Patrol says ... and more »

Florida briefs: 2 men charged in Tampa Bay human trafficking ring Bradenton Herald DADE CITY -- A 17-year-old boy has been charged with first degree murder after Pasco County authorities say he shot and killed his sister's boyfriend. ... Twenty-five year-old Jason Bennet and 19-year-old Aaron Goodwin face charges of burglary and theft. and more »

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$625000 Gold Heist Takes Place at Miami International Airport TravelersToday ... a plane at the airport. The theft occurred at around 5 a.m. right after American Airlines Flight 902 from Guayaquil, Ecuador landed at the airport. The AA flight was carrying the gold, a Miami-Dade Police incident report says. Share This Story ... and more »

Man scheduled to die June 24 for killing women MiamiHerald.com Roark's nude body was found on a garbage dump in Columbia County near Lake City. Gore also stole the Tennessee woman's car. Novick, a South Florida exotic dancer, was discovered similarly nude on a trash heap, this time in a rural part of Miami-Dade ... and more »

Miami Man Offers Burials at Sea for $500 Miami New Times But the question of whether Steppe, with his sketchy van, history of clashes with police and city officials, and bargain-basement prices, is following all of those regulations — or actually tossing bodies into the sea — is murkier than the cold ... and more »