This Weeks News In Florida

NICEVILLE — Chaos ensued when a young man returned from work and inundated his mother with "verbal aggression." The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that the 19-year-old recently crowned manager at Papa Johns was pushed away by his mother after this aggression, according to an Okaloosa County Sherrif's Office arrest report. Not to be discouraged, the man shoved his mother back. Then the ...

The Legend of Zelda had some of the most memorable tunes in video games even when they were nothing more than MIDI scores, but now a Florida orchestra is giving them the full treatment. According to Channel 13 News, The Philharmonic will be performing a four-movement piece based on the music of the classic game ...

NOT ON COMPANY TIME: A Hillsborough school bus driver who is running for School Board is suspended for handing campaign materials to students on his route.  FCAT HOTLINE: Few Florida parents call the state's new FCAT information phone number because few know about it , WFTV Orlando reports. Or, the state's new FCAT hotline is swamped by parent calls , the Palm Beach Post reports. The hotline is ...

A 24-year-old man was killed this afternoon when his pickup truck veered into the path of a tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 301, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Florida conservative talk radio host Joyce Kaufman has backed U.S. Senate candidate Craig Miller. "Washington is broken and needs real reform minded socially and fiscally conservative leaders,” Kaufman said in a news release.  “Issues like Obamacare, the economy, and protection of the unborn need a bold leader who will stand up to the radical agenda espoused by the current occupant of the White ...

WHAT'S NEXT? Eckerd College graduates look to the future after their commencement ceremony. (Times photo, Leah Millis)  VOICES CARRY: Florida school districts hire lobbyists to have their messages heard in Tallahassee. JOINING IN: The Martin and Indian River school boards consider adopting an anti-testing resolution that is growing nationally, the Stuart News reports. UNHAPPY: South Florida ...

Divers use sunken ship as underwater race track Sunday. Photo Credit: Florida Keys News Bureau

OPTIONS: Some Spanish-speaking Hillsborough teens turn to the GED in Spanish as a different path to high school completion. (Times photo, Daniel Wallace)  BACKGROUND CHECKS: USF changes its professional conduct policy to make it easier to discipline faculty who violate it. TOO MUCH EMPHASIS: Florida's focus on the FCAT hurts education , columnist John Romano writes. Several other opinionators ...

Coast Guard searches for 5 missing Fla. boaters...woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot...child may have drowned after accident...plane's wheel falls off during takeoff...no confirmation on chemical at airport...Truman Legacy Symposium praises late president...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce ad attacking U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for supporting the Obama administration's health care reform plan appears to confuse Bill Nelson of Florida with Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, some news outlets reported Thursday.