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Charlie Crist engaged	7/3/2008 6:30 PM
Florida's best-known bachelor, Gov. Charlie Crist, is getting married. Crist on Thursday popped the question to his girlfriend of nine months, New York socialite Carole Rome, presenting her with a blue sapphire and diamond ring in his gulf-side condo in St. Petersburg.
Walt Disney World fires back on guns at work	7/2/2008 10:00 PM
Walt Disney World employees won't be packing any heat in the company parking lots anytime soon.
Tropical Storm Bertha forms in Atlantic; another storm watched in Caribbean	7/3/2008 4:06 PM
Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Atlantic, the National Weather Service said this morning. The second tropical storm of the season is far out at sea at this time, but the 5-day forecast shows it continuing to strengthen. Meanwhile, a low-pressure area south of Puerto Rico could head to Florida.
FHP cracks down on drivers who don't move for emergency vehicles	7/3/2008 3:38 PM
A week-long campaign to encourage highway motorists to move over for emergency vehicles led to thousands of citations, Florida Highway Patrol officials said this afternoon.
Pregnant pedestrian killed in hit-and-run identified	7/3/2008 6:36 PM
Polk County investigators Thursday identified a pregnant pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash on U.S. Highway 27 as Jennifer Prokop, 34, who had recently moved to Australian Way in Davenport.
1 dead, 7 injured after boats collide in Keys	7/3/2008 5:06 PM
Officials say one person died and seven people were injured when two boats collided off the Florida Keys.
Deputies re-release sketch of 'person of interest' in jogger's killing	7/3/2008 4:02 PM
Orange County sheriff's officials re-released a composite sketch this afternoon of a "person of interest" in the murder of Nicole Ganguzza.
Magic sign top draft pick Courtney Lee	7/3/2008 2:54 PM
Shooting guard Courtney Lee, the Orlando Magic's first-round pick, signed his rookie contract Thursday morning at RDV Sportsplex before participating in the club's summer-league practice.
Court nixes state's casino compact with Seminoles	7/3/2008 1:24 PM
The Florida Supreme Court has struck down Gov. Charlie Crist's compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to expand their casino operations on tribal lands.
Bald eagle released back into wild near Lake Tohopekaliga	7/3/2008 11:39 AM
After about 2½ months recovering from life-threatening wounds to its face, a bald eagle was released back into the wilds of Osceola County nearly Lake Tohopekaliga Thursday.