Billionaire Madoff Investor Found Dead
Jeffry Picower, a prominent philanthropist and one of the largest investors in the vast Ponzi scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff, was found dead in the pool at his Palm Beach, Fla., home on Sunday afternoon. read the full story
From the website: ••••••••••••••••••••••• Feline Tree House This hand-crafted treehouse lets felines indulge their primeval jungle instincts. Made from mature dragonwood trees harvested from sustainable forests in Florida... read the full story
Political Notebook: Inhofe wades into Florida race
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe drew media attention last week for jumping into a Republican Senate primary in Florida and endorsing a lesser-known candidate over Gov. Charlie Crist, who is viewed as the candidate ... read the full story
New Springville custodial helper accused in application scam found dead in.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The former school worker from New Springville who allegedly swindled 20 job-seekers won't have to face justice. Anthony Rodriguez, 28, was found dead two weeks ago in Florida, just as investigators were expanding the probe based... read the full story
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The following obituaries will appear in the Thursday, Oct. 22, edition of the Advance: * Former Islander Camille Mary Magnusson, 66, of Bradenton, Fla., died Wednesday in her home. Arrangements are being handled by Silverton Memorial... read the full story
By Mike Luce This week, let's take a look at the follies of the top BCS teams, as ranked in the first poll released by the Bowl Championship Series HAL 9000 on Sunday night. The top teams are, in order: Florida, 'Bama, Texas, Boise, Cincy, Iowa, USC, TCU, LSU, and... read the full story
Ky. man pleads guilty to Ind. mortgage fraud
Two former real estate investors have pleaded guilty to federal charges that they set up straw deals to obtain inflated mortgages on more than 100 Indianapolis houses. Forty-four-year-old Robert A. Penn of Naples, Fla., and 45-year-old Kevin M. Lafavers of LaGrange,... read the full story
Family electrocuted putting up ham radio antenna
Police in Florida say a mother, father and 15-year-old son died after being electrocuted while putting up a ham radio antenna in their Palm Bay home. read the full story
South Carolina State University will host Dominick Shaw, an information technology project manager at Lockheed Martin Global Supply Chain Management in Orlando, Fla., at noon Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Belcher Hall fourth-floor auditorium. read the full story
Democrats Rooting For A Slow Death?
Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida said, “Republicans don’t want you to get sick, and if you do get sick, Republicans want you to die quickly.” Does that mean Democrats want you to get sick, and if read the full story
Tebow still taking some post-concussion tests
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Tim Tebow is still undergoing post-concussion evaluations. read the full story
Stuart M. Kaminsky, 1934-2009: Chicago author wrote detective series set...
His characters lived in city, LA, Moscow, Florida Stuart M. Kaminsky, a writer of impressive range who created four distinctive detectives for series set in Los Angeles, Chicago, Moscow and Florida, joined the elite of his craft in 2006 when the Mystery Writers of... read the full story
Before competition heats up this weekend in Florida, Dragon Boat Charleston paddlers practiced Monday evening on the chilly Ashley River. read the full story
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